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McEwan

British  
/ məˈkjuːən /

noun

  1. Ian ( Russell ). born 1948, British novelist and short-story writer. His books include First Love, Last Rites (1975), The Child in Time (1987), The Innocent (1990), Amsterdam (which won the Booker prize in 1998), Atonement (2001), Saturday (2005), and On Chesil Beach (2007)

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Anne McEwan, who chairs the parent council, said it was disappointed the recommendation for closure was being taken to councillors without any alternative proposals.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“I am confident that his discipline and focus will continue to drive BHP’s high-performance culture and advance the company’s unrivaled pipeline of growth options to maximize shareholder returns,” Chair Ross McEwan said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

At Kingsdale Head, two thirds of the 610-hectare site is blanket bog and farm manager Jamie McEwan says they are beginning to see "really nice results" from the restoration.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

Metcalfe’s thesis is driven by a romanticized notion of Blundy’s life, but as McEwan slowly and carefully reveals, his poem, ostensibly a “repository of dreams,” more closely resembles a passive-aggressive act.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

During the morning a great sheaf of roses came for Mary with the card of James Farraday, and on its heels a bush of white heather inscribed to them both from McEwan.

From The Nest Builder by Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson

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