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Hurd

British  
/ hɜːd /

noun

  1. Douglas ( Richard ), Baron Hurd of Westwell. born 1930, British Conservative politician; home secretary (1985–89); foreign secretary (1989–95)

"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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It will pay “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and producers Glen Mazzara, David Alpert, Charles Eglee and Gale Anne Hurd $85 million by Sept. 18 and another $35 million by Jan. 31.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Her father, actor Hugh Hurd, would show her and her sisters images of Nichelle Nichols as Lt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Though the Hewlett-Packard board found Hurd didn’t violate the company’s policy regarding sexual harassment, it determined he had submitted inaccurate expense reports to conceal the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Hurd had been tennis buddies with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who publicly criticized HP’s decision as “the worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He opened the screen door and rapped with the knocker, but he could tell right away that Mrs. Hurd would not be answering.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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