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Forrest

American  
[fawr-ist, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /

noun

  1. Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.

  2. John, 1st Baron, 1847–1918, Australian explorer and statesman.

  3. Nathan Bedford, 1821–77, Confederate cavalry general in the U.S. Civil War.


Forrest British  
/ ˈfɒrɪst /

noun

  1. John , 1st Baron Forrest 1847–1918, Australian statesman and explorer; first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Skerritt's breakthrough role came when he played US army surgeon Duke Forrest in the 1970 Korean War comedy Mash, which also starred Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould and Sally Kellerman.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Chief Executive Forrest Li said going public could give Monee the resources and the room to go further and faster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Forrest Stewart has lived through a dozen big fires over his five decades in Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

It showed only calls to local museums and emails from her parents, Forrest, Vivian Abromowitz, and a few more friends Jule could identify.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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