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Desmond

[dez-muhnd]

noun

  1. a male given name.



Desmond

/ ˈdɛzmənd /

noun

  1. 15th Earl of, title of Gerald Fitzgerald . died 1583, Anglo-Irish nobleman, who led a Catholic rebellion (1579) against English domination of Ireland

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That proved the final straw for major shareholder Dermot Desmond and the board.

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He faces Republican San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, along with two other Republicans and a nonpartisan candidate.

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Desmond Bane scored 37 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Franz Wagner added 21 points and Anthony Black scored 16 off the bench for the Magic, who withstood a 39-point triple-double from Detroit's Cade Cunningham, who added 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

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It is exactly one month since majority shareholder Dermot Desmond asked Celtic legend Martin O'Neill to return to Parkhead in the wake of Brendan Rodgers' acrimonious resignation.

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He brought with him a soundtrack of emerging reggae artists, including Desmond Dekker, the Slickers, Scotty, the Melodians and the Maytals.

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