Claude

American

[klawd, klohd] / klɔd, kloʊd /

noun

Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
Also Claud. a male given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”

Claude British

/ klɔːd, klod /

noun

Albert. 1898–1983, US cell biologist, born in Belgium: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1974) for work on microsomes and mitochondria

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The release of chatbot Claude propelled Anthropic ahead in the AI race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

“Everybody’s having Claude run ‘What’s the next bottleneck?’

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Despite Musk’s backing, xAI’s chatbot Grok’s capabilities are still far behind Claude and ChatGPT.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Its cheapest paid subscription for individuals, Claude Pro, costs $17 to $20 a month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Stacey, clutching her jaw, marched out without Claude.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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