Clair

American  

[klair, kler] / klɛər, klɛr /

noun

1. René 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.

2. a male or female given name.

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Clair British  

/ klɛr /

noun

1. René (rəne), real name René Chomette. 1898–1981, French film director; noted for his comedies including An Italian Straw Hat (1928) and pioneering sound films such as Sous les toits de Paris (1930); later films include Les Belles de nuit (1952)

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Clair

Two of Musk’s most incisive critics, his ex-wife Justine Musk and former right-wing influencer Ashley St. Clair, describe him as a gaslighter and a nuke, respectively.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

St. Clair simply calls him a “nuke,” one that might readily self-detonate at the slightest bruising of his self-image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

The play is in the lonely-folks-trying-to-connect genre, akin to “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” and “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Last year, Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright appeared in superhero adventure Dispatch, while Daredevil star Charlie Cox was in smash hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Like Cliff and Clair would let me go anywhere else,” he’d said.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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