Blake

American  

[bleyk] / bleɪk /

noun

1. Hector Toe, 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

2. James Hubert Eubie, 1883–1983, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

3. Robert, 1599–1657, British admiral.

4. William, 1757–1827, English poet, engraver, and painter.

5. a first name.

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Blake British  

/ bleɪk /

noun

1. Sir Peter . born 1932, British painter, a leading exponent of pop art in the 1960s: co-founder of the Brotherhood of Ruralists (1969)

2. Sir Quentin ( Saxby ). born 1932, British artist, illustrator, and children's writer; noted esp for his illustrations to books by Roald Dahl

3. Robert . 1599–1657, English admiral, who commanded Cromwell's fleet against the Royalists, the Dutch, and the Spanish

4. William . 1757–1827, English poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. His literary works include Songs of Innocence (1789) and Songs of Experience (1794), The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1793), and Jerusalem (1820). His chief works in the visual arts include engravings of a visionary nature, such as the illustrations for The Book of Job (1826), for Dante's poems, and for his own Prophetic Books (1783–1804)

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Skubal joins Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani as postseason rotation options, creating an enviable surplus if all five are healthy in October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

He joins the Dodgers just as Blake Snell—another two-time Cy Young winner—is on the verge of returning from the injured list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

He said he worked with Blake in the old days on “Baretta” but hadn’t seen him in years, when out of nowhere the actor sought a meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Instead, the stuntman said, Blake complained about how his wife was taking advantage of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Blake promised that he had information they would find interesting.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau