Edward
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Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall The Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
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Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2,150 sq. km).
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a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”
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known as the Black Prince. 1330–76, Prince of Wales, the son of Edward III of England. He won victories over the French at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War
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Prince. born 1964, Earl of Wessex, third son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999 he married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965); their daughter Louise was born in 2003 and their son James in 2007
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“Equity markets have been supported by a technology-led rally and strong earnings, while bond markets have focused more on inflation risks, higher oil prices, and policy uncertainty,” writes Edward Jones Senior Global Strategist Angelo Kourkafas.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Gusto co-founder Edward Kim has encouraged employees at the human-resources company to experiment with dictation technology, telling them the office of the future will sound “more like a sales floor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“CBP is open for business,” Edward Mays, a deputy assistant commissioner at the agency, told attendees at a panel exploring the potential of quantum technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
It was Edward Gibbon, the great historian of ancient Rome, who first observed that luxury goods constituted a “voluntary tax” that the rich paid to the people who produced those goods.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
“But Edward Ashton believes there is a fifth.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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