Edwards
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Gareth ( Owen ). born 1947, Welsh Rugby Union footballer: halfback for Wales (1967–78) and the British Lions (1968–74)
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Jonathan. 1703–58, American Calvinist theologian and metaphysician; author of The Freedom of the Will (1754)
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Jonathan. born 1966, British athlete: gold medallist in the triple jump at the Olympics (2000) and the World Championships (1995, 2001)
Example Sentences
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Edwards is supporting an initiative by the American Heart Association to improve diagnosis and appropriate treatment, he added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The book’s ostensible subject is the 1985 trial of Louisiana’s governor, Edwin Edwards, for fraud, bribery and racketeering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Edwards is eventually acquitted, but the trial becomes so laborious that it loses its antic charm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Edwards said the college was "a big rugby college" and had many students who would have gone through the WRU protocol.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
By the time he finished, with a last plug for John Kerry and his running mate, John Edwards, the crowd was on its feet and roaring, the applause booming in the rafters.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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