Claude

American

[klawd, klohd] / klɔd, kloʊd /

noun

Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
Also Claud. a male given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”

Claude British

/ klɔːd, klod /

noun

Albert. 1898–1983, US cell biologist, born in Belgium: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1974) for work on microsomes and mitochondria

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Premium accounts for ChatGPT and Claude can get pricey, but you should think twice before pooling your logins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

She grilled Claude for the right combination of swish and sparkles, to the amusement of her nosy older sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a “Mythos-class” model, for general use.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

A select number of companies were given access to Claude Mythos Preview in a partnership called Project Glasswing, which was announced on April 7.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Two weeks before play night, she told me to catch her a live mouse for Claude Wiggins to drop out of a shoebox in the third act.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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