Craig
Americannoun
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Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
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a male given name: from a Welsh family name meaning “rock.”
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By the end of the protest, Craig Foreman had been on hunger strike for 93 days, and Lindsay Foreman for 84 days, the family added.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while passing through Iran on a motorcycle journey from Europe to Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
But goals from Milan Baros and James Milner made it 3-3, before a Craig Easton own goal, two from Gareth Barry and further strikes from Milner and Steven Davis completed an emphatic turnaround.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The residents in Glyncoch, near Pontypridd in south Wales, want blasting at nearby Craig yr Hesg quarry to be paused, because they are worried about their safety.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The whole thing drove me crazy, and Craig as well.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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"Na," says he, "and niether you nor me," says he, "and as sune as I can win to stand on my twa feet we'll be aff frae this craig o' Sawtan."
"Dear brother, how can you speak of sic frivolities, when you have had sic an escape from the craig?"
From The Antiquary — Volume 01 by Scott, Walter, Sir
He rose and ran for the bored craig, through which lay the straight line to his abandoned boots.
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
"Whan ye was sittin' at the fut o' the bored craig."
From Malcolm by MacDonald, George
Tak' you care, my bonnie young man, that your craig doesna feel the wecht o' your hurdies.
From Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson by Henley, William Ernest
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