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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This point was made by Howard Marks, co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, in an essay I highly recommend entitled “The Illusion of Knowledge.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wasn’t involved but participated in weekend conversations, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
MLK is eligible to reapply to the Good Hope Medical Foundation, which has been “very happy” with the program’s outcomes, said Howard A. Kahn, the foundation’s chair.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026
Axios reported that the letter came from US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026
We took Howard out back of my house and tried to wash off his head, which is how we found out the pictures were all waterproof.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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