Charles
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Jacques Alexandre César 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor.
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Ray Ray Charles Robinson, 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist.
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Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.
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a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 miles (75 km) long.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”
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Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles
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Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930–2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music
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After teaching a quick lesson on Charles Mingus, she produced a bright yellow record jacket with a photograph of a bearded man with an Afro, wearing a tight yellow T-shirt and beaming confidently.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
On the shelf, also waiting for the royal arrival, there were gnomes of Sir David, Alan and King Charles.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The city owes more than its name to the first commander in chief; George Washington encouraged the French developer Pierre Charles L’Enfant to design a capital that would symbolize the nation.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
“We are gathered here for the Summit Conference,” began French President Charles de Gaulle.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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