Joyce
Americannoun
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James (Augustine Aloysius), 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
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William Lord Haw-Haw, 1906–46, U.S. and English Nazi propagandist in Germany.
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a female or male given name: from a French word meaning “joy.”
noun
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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)
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William, known as Lord Haw-Haw. 1906–46, British broadcaster of Nazi propaganda to Britain, who was executed for treason
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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 Patton, Monroe’s mother, also confirmed her son’s death Wednesday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The earnings will likely “be another indication that AI is alive and well,” said Joyce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the novel, Nyathi's heroine, Joyce, believes she has married into a union of one man and one woman, yet her husband, Jonasi, marries and sets up homes with three other women behind her back.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It also meant something that affected Joyce even more personally as she was growing up.
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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