Floyd
Americannoun
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Carlisle (Sessions, Jr.), 1926–2021, U.S. composer, especially of operas.
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a male given name, form of Lloyd.
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“You really can’t be playing Pink Floyd out here, you’ll blink and it’ll be sunrise,” he said, turning up his hair-metal playlist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
He also formed a civilian “posse” to respond to any potential protests after the murder of George Floyd.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
Floyd County, where Akyn took over as elections director in 2022, was one of the very few places where errors had occurred.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The record executive was a pioneer of the music industry who was instrumental in signing and developing artists including Franklin, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The traditional lepers, Carl Norrest, Floyd Chaceley, and Nicholas Briar, acted like I'm one of them now and made space.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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