Reid
Americannoun
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Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
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Thomas, 1710–96, Scottish philosopher.
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Whitelaw 1837–1912, U.S. diplomat and journalist.
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a male given name, form of Read.
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Sir George Houston . 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: premier of New South Wales (1894–99); prime minister of Australia (1904–05)
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Thomas . 1710–96, Scottish philosopher and founder of what came to be known as the philosophy of common sense
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He now claims he acted in self-defence, Reid said.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Newhan trained former Times colleague Jason Reid on how to cover baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
“This kind of move is when we usually see more of a panic or a crisis,” said Dustin Reid, chief fixed-income strategist at Mackenzie Investments.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ms. Reid gets no help whatsoever from the cast, most of whom are simply not up to the assignment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Sharks, because they eat dead things in the ocean!” said one of the boys, a kid named Reid, and Mr. Browne wrote down SHARKS.
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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