Forrest
Americannoun
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Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
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John, 1st Baron, 1847–1918, Australian explorer and statesman.
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Nathan Bedford, 1821–77, Confederate cavalry general in the U.S. Civil War.
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Example Sentences
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"Andrew Forrest and Fortescue care deeply about all First Nations people, including the Yindjibarndi community," a Fortescue spokesperson said.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
"This one in particular did not show any evidence of rotation, which was surprising and very interesting," Forrest said.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
“We don’t know what the ultimate ecosystem looks like, but AI should deliver astounding productivity at some point,” Kim Caughey Forrest, founder and chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
“TAVR compared to surgery is so much more pleasant for the patient to go through,” said Dr. John Forrest, director of interventional cardiology at Yale New Haven Hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Forrest lay on one side, wrapped in a nautical-themed towel, and Imogen lay on the other, face up to the sun and still covered in water droplets.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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