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Steele

American

[steel] / stil /

noun

Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
Mount, a mountain in SW Yukon Territory, Canada, on the Alaska border in the St. Elias Range. 16,644 feet (5,074 meters).

Steele British

/ stiːl /

noun

Sir Richard. 1672–1729, British essayist and dramatist, born in Ireland; with Joseph Addison he was the chief contributor to the periodicals The Tatler (1709–11) and The Spectator (1711–12)

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Danielle Steele, a Fayetteville, Ga., 34-year-old with a 4-year-old daughter, put it another way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Police had responded to reports that large crowds of people and vehicles had gathered and were driving dangerously in the Blacks Road, Bell Steele Road and Diary Farm areas.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

In addition to these five documents, Steele recommends one more if your state allows it: a standby guardianship form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Rosary was second in 44.94 and Steele Canyon took third place in 46.62.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

I told them my name was Jim Steele, just for the hell of it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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