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Donovan

American  
[don-uh-vuhn] / ˈdɒn ə vən /

noun

  1. William Joseph Wild Bill, 1883–1959, U.S. lawyer and military officer: organizer and director of the OSS 1942–45.


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Through his phone calls, they learned of a corrupt correctional officer at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Meanwhile PhD student Ian Donovan from UT Southwestern Medical Centre said the source image appeared to contain a distinctive watermark indicating it had been AI generated.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Brondby's Binks, 25, has previously played age grade football for England and Scotland while fellow defender Donovan, 20, has come to prominence filling in for injured Canada right-back Alistair Johnston in Celtic's side this season.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. Donovan writes that “tariffs on primary aluminum won’t build a single smelter in the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

His detonator was lifted and remained poised while Donovan watched and cursed and blinked the sweat out of his eye.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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