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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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Eve Steele, 23, and Adam Patton, 21, have been dating for about a year.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“In the Fields of Fatherless Children,” the second novel from Appalachia native and “Greasewood Creek” author Pamela Steele, is neither about nor set in the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Anne Steele covers the music industry for The Wall Street Journal's entertainment bureau in Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Everton midfielder James Garner and Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele are the two uncapped players named by Thomas Tuchel in an expanded 35-man England squad.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Oh, he’s up at the hunting camp with Johnny. I’ll call Doctor Steele, then.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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