Devereux

American

[dev-uh-roo] / ˈdɛv əˌru /

noun

Robert, 2nd Earl of Essex, 1566–1601, British statesman, soldier, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I.

Devereux British

/ ˈdɛvərə /

noun

Robert. See (2nd Earl of) Essex

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“This is my skin before taking GHK,” said a 22-year-old living in Austin, Texas, who goes by the name of Greta Devereux on TikTok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Sara Devereux, Vanguard’s global head of fixed income, echoes his view.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“If this trend continues, the 20th century should go down as the last during which tens of millions of people died for lack of access to food,” the paper’s author Stephen Devereux reported.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

In April, the government asked former senior civil servant Sir Robert Devereux to investigate the ONS after a series of issues.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Devereux was next to him, arms clasped tight around his knees.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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