Lucas

American

[loo-kuhs] / ˈlu kəs /

noun

George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
a male given name, form of Luke.

Lucas British

/ ˈluːkəs /

noun

George. born 1944, US film director, producer, and writer of screenplays. Films include American Graffiti (1973) and Star Wars (1977) and its prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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Surgery resident Hassan-James Abbas was indicted in December by a Lucas County, Ohio, grand jury, which accused him of unlawful distribution of an abortion-inducing drug and five other felony counts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Emery's teamsheet included defensive trio Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Lucas Digne, as well as top scorer Ollie Watkins, dropped to the bench.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

America also rolled out a new low-cost, one-way attack drone called Lucas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Lucas has called his collection “the people’s art.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Mr. Lucas took a rope from JimmyTrotter and led the cows up to the house.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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