Eliot
Americannoun
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Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
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George Mary Ann Evans, 1819–80, English novelist.
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John the Apostle of the Indians, 1604–90, American colonial missionary.
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Sir John, 1592–1632, English statesman.
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T(homas) S(tearns) 1888–1965, British poet and critic, born in the U.S.: Nobel Prize 1948.
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a male given name, form of Elias.
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George, real name Mary Ann Evans. 1819–80, English novelist, noted for her analysis of provincial Victorian society. Her best-known novels include Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), and Middlemarch (1872)
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Sir John. 1592–1632, English statesman, a leader of parliamentary opposition to Charles I
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T ( homas ) S ( tearns ). 1888–1965, British poet, dramatist, and critic, born in the US His poetry includes Prufrock and Other Observations (1917), The Waste Land (1922), Ash Wednesday (1930), and Four Quartets (1943). Among his verse plays are Murder in the Cathedral (1935), The Family Reunion (1939), The Cocktail Party (1950), and The Confidential Clerk (1954): Nobel prize for literature 1948
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“You ever see Eliot Ness,” Trump continued, saying Vance’s posture “looks like a movie.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
He cramped badly in temperatures close to 40C at this year's Australian Open, and admitted he "got lucky" when the heat rule was enforced in his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri in Melbourne.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“We are reluctant to admit that the Ukrainians are now probably the world leaders on both drone offense and defense,” said Eliot Cohen, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Eliot, “Cats” has narrative lines but more or less unfolds as a revue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
They always spoke to each other in English when Eliot was present.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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