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Arnold

American  
[ahr-nld] / ˈɑr nld /

noun

  1. Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.

  2. Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.

  3. Henry H. Hap, 1886–1950, U.S. general.

  4. Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.

  5. his father Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.

  6. Thurman Wesley 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.

  7. a town in eastern Missouri.

  8. a first name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”


Arnold 1 British  
/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

  1. Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom

  2. 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)

  3. his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Arnold 2 British  
/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

  1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Joseph Baena, the youngest son of “Terminator” star Arnold Schwarzenegger, placed in the top five of his first professional bodybuilding competition on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Other executives in the front office believed that adding Yelich “would accelerate our rebuild,” current general manager Matt Arnold said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Arnold also would take aim at owners of sports franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

One of the people who campaigned for him was William Arnold, who had spent nearly seven years in state prison before his conviction was dismissed following examination by a Davidson County conviction review unit.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

T. Arnold Hill was tasked with leading the new Chicago branch of the National Urban League.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

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