Shields
Britishnoun
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“I have to think that made Buffett think, ‘hey, maybe this is somebody we want on our team,’” said Meyer Shields, a managing director at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Brooke Shields, of Acorn TV’s six-episode murder mystery “You’re Killing Me,” poses for a photo in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Presiding over the competition is the emperor of theatrical fabulosity, André De Shields, in the role of Old Deuteronomy, leader of the Jellicle colony.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Until recently, Shields was an NHS doctor, using treatments that had been rigorously tested in a world of randomised controlled trials.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The Stalwart Shields had chosen a new commander, a black-skinned Summer Islander called Tal Toraq, their old captain, Mollono Yos Dob, having been carried offby the pale mare.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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