Allen
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(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) Cecil PowerJ. Arbuthnot Wilson, 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
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Ethan, 1738–89, American soldier in the Revolutionary War: leader of the “Green Mountain Boys” of Vermont.
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Fred John Florence Sullivan, 1894–1956, U.S. comedian.
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Frederick Lewis, 1890–1954, U.S. historian and editor.
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Gracie Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, 1905–64, U.S. comedian (partner and wife of George Burns).
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Richard, 1760–1831, U.S. clergyman: a founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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William, 1532–1594, English Catholic cardinal in exile.
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(William) Hervey 1889–1949, U.S. novelist, poet, and biographer.
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Woody Allen Stewart Konigsberg, born 1935, U.S. comedian, author, actor, and filmmaker.
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a first name.
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Ethan. 1738–89, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont
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Lily (Rose Beatrice) , born 1985, English pop singer; one of the first performers to come to prominence through exposure on the networking website MySpace rather than through record release
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Sir Thomas. born 1944, British operatic baritone
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Woody. real name Allen Stewart Konigsberg. born 1935, US film comedian, screenwriter, and director. His films as an actor and director include Annie Hall (1977), Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Bullets over Broadway (1994), and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
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a region of peat bogs in central Ireland, west of Dublin. Area: over 10 sq km (3.75 sq miles)
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a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
Example Sentences
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In each and every campaign she’s run, “it’s always been about what she can do for Maine,” as Tom Allen put it.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
“She was stunned. She was stunned,” Allen told me.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
I began following the series in 2009, because of a crush on Ted Allen from his days on “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.”
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
Ms. Allen is the first scholar to make use of Richmond’s extensive library.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
White then explored the rumor that Rose Osage had killed Anna because Anna had tried to seduce her boyfriend, Joe Allen.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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