Arnold
Americannoun
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Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
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Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.
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Henry H. Hap, 1886–1950, U.S. general.
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Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.
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his father Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.
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Thurman Wesley 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.
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a town in eastern Missouri.
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a first name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”
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Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom
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Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)
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his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education
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Example Sentences
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The protocol foundation was created as a tax-exempt charity during Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration in 2004, and was intended to defray taxpayer costs for the governor’s travel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nepal's flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said Monday, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Earlier this year, famed energy trader John Arnold stumbled on a supersimple portfolio — 50% technology, 50% energy —and, honestly, it’s hard to argue with, with a 37% year-to-date advance, according to MarketWatch’s latest calculations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Australian engineer Arnold Dix, who has been helping Nepalese authorities with the underground search operations remotely, said rescuers had been struggling to find the tunnels.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I took a deep breath and faced Arnold.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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