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Harold

American  
[har-uhld] / ˈhær əld /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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CEO and Chief Investment Officer Harold “Jay” Bowen III speaks with Barron’s Lauren Rublin and Andrew Bary about his thematic investment strategy and his favorite stocks.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s an audible version of the dramatic pause that is wielded to such versatile effect by Anton Chekhov, Harold Pinter and Annie Baker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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

Education has always been central to the naturalist's work and, in 2006, Sir David opened the Children's Education Centre at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Ampfield, near Romsey.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

As Harold Nicolson put it, he had a combination of “great flights of oratory with sudden swoops into the intimate and the conversational.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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