Harold
Americannoun
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Halley's Comet crossed the skies during the short reign of King Harold Godwinson, who ruled England from January 6 to October 14, 1066.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Attorney Harold Mesick, who secured a not-guilty verdict in Ruben Flores’ accessory charges, told The Times in 2023 the idea that a body could be in Susan Flores’ yard is “ludicrous.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Tennessee’s 9th District is about 60% black, and it was held for decades by Harold Ford and then Harold Ford Jr., until Mr. Cohen won in 2006.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
U.S. fracking pioneer Harold Hamm is making a big bet that Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale deposit could become as productive as the Permian basin in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Harold embraced Gerry, making her face upstage, and the curtain came down.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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