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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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“International actors understand there are benefits if they go into business with quasi-public actors,” added Steele, who worked in the Biden Treasury Department until January 2024.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

“The mere prospect there could be a call is enough to chill agency heads,” Graham Steele, a former Treasury assistant secretary for financial institutions, told me.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

Since Sunday they have raced to save 15 tonnes of food and the larder's Katie Steele expects the large collection of "weird and wonderful" items to continue to go up its leader board of donations.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

“We don’t want to deprive law enforcement if this is indeed a helpful tool,” said Steele.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

And I can tell Mrs. Steele wants to say something to her daughter, but before she can, Vanessa holds out a hand.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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