Donald

American

[don-ld] / ˈdɒn ld /

noun

a male given name: from Celtic words meaning “world” and “power.”

Donald British

/ ˈdɒnəld /

noun

?1031–1100, king of Scotland (1093–94; 1094–97)

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As for Donald Trump, what is there to say?

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Construction of the underground and above ground portions of US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom will be allowed to continue, an appeals court has ruled.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The most recent funding round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from AMD, Benchmark, Fidelity Management, Atreides Management, Coatue and 1789 Capital, the venture-capital firm at which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The refunds have been in the works for about two months, since the Supreme Court knocked down the bulk of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a Feb. 20 ruling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Kathy’s boyfriend, Donald Moore, an architecture major, was in the ROTC.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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