Dwayne

[ dweyn ]

/ dweɪn /

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noun

a male given name.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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While several pro wresters were college athletes—Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, for example, played football at the University of Miami—WWE is now formally tapping into college athletics as a recruiting pool.
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When the biggest movie star in the world, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, makes his superhero debut, it’s a big deal.
The 58 Most Anticipated Movies of 2022|Shannon Carlin|December 14, 2021|Time
That means, in theory, that two people watching Red Notice, its lousy but popular action movie starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, would count the same as a single person watching the movie twice.
Netflix is finally going to reveal how much time people spend watching its shows and movies|Peter Kafka|November 16, 2021|Vox
Hence why so many of them go on to become blockbuster movie stars, like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena.
Marketers are going beyond the individual and using personality to sell at Advertising Week|Kayleigh Barber|October 22, 2021|Digiday

Three of Hollywood’s biggest action stars—Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds—team up for this heist film on Netflix.
The 23 Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2021|Andrew R. Chow|August 26, 2021|Time
As they walked by a movie theater, 28-year-old Dwayne Buckle yelled something at the group.
‘Out in the Night’ and the Redemption of the ‘Killer Lesbian Gang'|Nina Strochlic|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger said Swartz found the gun in a bedroom and was playing with it.
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By some accounts, it was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson who first tweeted the news to the nation.
‘Seal Team 6’ Director: My Movie Isn’t Propaganda!|John Stockwell|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Plus, David R. Dow on the weak decision, and Reginald Dwayne Betts remembers a youth behind bars.
Families Decry Supreme Court Decision on Juvenile Life Without Parole|Michael Daly|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Dwayne Betts entered prison at 16, haunted by a crime for which he received an 8-year sentence.
A Former Teenage Carjacker Reflects on Supreme Court Ruling in Miller v. Alabama|Reginald Dwayne Betts|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST