Howard
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Catherine, c1520–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII.
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Sir Ebenezer, 1850–1928, English town planner.
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Henry. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
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John Winston, born 1939, prime minister of Australia 1996–2007.
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Leslie Leslie Stainer, 1893–1943, English actor.
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Roy Wilson, 1883–1964, U.S. editor and newspaper publisher.
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Sidney (Coe) 1891–1939, U.S. playwright and short-story writer.
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a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “brave heart.”
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Catherine. ?1521–42, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England; beheaded
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Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham and 1st Earl of Nottingham. 1536–1624, Lord High Admiral of England (1585–1618). He commanded the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada (1588)
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Sir Ebenezer. 1850–1928, English town planner, who introduced garden cities
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See Surrey
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John. 1726–90, English prison reformer
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John Winston. born 1939, Australian politician; prime minister of Australia (1996–2007)
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Leslie. real name Leslie Howard Stainer. 1890–1943, British actor of Hungarian descent. His many films included The Scarlet Pimpernel (1938), Pygmalion (1938), and Gone With the Wind (1939)
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Trevor. 1916-88, British actor. His many films include Brief Encounter (1946), The Third Man (1949), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and White Mischief (1987)
Example Sentences
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Steinbrenner countered by hiring Roy Cohn—lawyer, notorious fixer and another mentor to Mr. Trump—to dig into Mr. Winfield’s charity, and Howard Spira—a former FBI mob informant—to dig up dirt on Mr. Winfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Asked if he had a final statement before his execution, Howard apologized to Swartout's family, who watched from a witness room, US media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ian Howard was shocked to get a $1,000 bill for a brief visit to the emergency room that determined he sprained his ankle in a fall last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Up to this point, the main opponent of the initiative has been the Howard Jarvis Taxpayer’s Assn., a non-profit that advocates for lower taxes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Of course Howard wasn’t supposed to be in front of the grocery store.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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