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Ronald

American  
[ron-ld] / ˈrɒn ld /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”


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The GOP, led by Ronald Reagan, found success throughout the 1980s by focusing on law and order.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Ambassador Ronald Johnson wrote on X that he wished him “every success” as the U.S. and Mexican governments work to “advance the historic cooperation led by” Presidents Trump and Sheinbaum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Lavallo is referring to Ronald Breslow, a Columbia University chemist who proposed in 1958 that vitamin B1 could transform into a carbene to enable key biochemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The 1988 presidential campaign of Alexander Haig, a former four-star general who served as Ronald Reagan’s first secretary of state, flamed out amid GOP infighting over the Iran–Contra affair.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Republicans in America inevitably bring up Ronald Reagan.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith