Howard
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Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
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Sir Ebenezer, 1850–1928, English town planner.
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Henry. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
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John Winston, born 1939, prime minister of Australia 1996–2007.
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Leslie Leslie Stainer, 1893–1943, English actor.
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Roy Wilson, 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher.
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Sidney (Coe) 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.”
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Catherine. ?1521–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; beheaded
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Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. 1536–1624, Lord High Admiral of England (1585–1618). He commanded the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)
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Sir Ebenezer. 1850–1928, English town planner, who introduced garden cities
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See Surrey
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John. 1726–90, English prison reformer
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John Winston. born 1939, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia (1996–2007)
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Leslie. real name Leslie Howard Stainer. 1890–1943, British actor of Hungarian descent. His many films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), and Gone With the Wind (1939)
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Trevor. 1916-88, British actor. His many films include Brief Encounter (1946), The Third Man (1949), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and White Mischief (1987)
Example Sentences
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He works on food security and conflict mitigation through his Howard G. Buffett Foundation, which, like the foundations of his siblings Susie and Peter, are funded by gifts of Berkshire shares from their father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Howard Buffett's main duty as chairman will be guarding the firm's "culture and values."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Howard Buffett has been a Berkshire director since 1993.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Warren Buffett has stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, handing over leadership to his son Howard in the final chapter of a long-planned transition at the US business giant.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He paid his quarter to see an amazing tattooed baby, and of course he was mad as could be when it turned out to be Howard McCluskey with pictures drawn all over his head.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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