Joyce

American  

[jois] / dʒɔɪs /

noun

1. James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.

2. William Lord Haw-Haw, 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.

3. a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”

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Joyce British  

/ dʒɔɪs /

noun

1. James ( Augustine Aloysius ). 1882–1941, Irish novelist and short-story writer. He profoundly influenced the development of the modern novel by his use of complex narrative techniques, esp stream of consciousness and parody, and of compound and coined words. His works include the novels Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939) and the short stories Dubliners (1914)

2. William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason

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Joyce

But the increases in bond yields have emerged as a threat to the rosy economic and earnings outlook, Joyce added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Hopefully, things will kind of calm down a little bit going into year-end,” said Joyce Huang, senior fixed-income portfolio manager at Vanguard.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Brian Joyce, PhD, assistant professor of Preventive Medicine, was a co-author.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

Londoner Dubois was stopped by Joe Joyce as an unbeaten 23-year-old before going on to become a two-time world champion.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Joyce got up from her bench and maneuvered herself to a position along the railing, crowding in among other students.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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