Kidd
Americannoun
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Michael Milton Greenwald, 1919–2007, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
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William Captain Kidd, 1645?–1701, Scottish navigator and privateer: hanged for piracy.
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Example Sentences
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“Captain Kidd took up residence at 56 Wall Street.”
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Cardiff University's Dr Jenny Kidd has led research on so-called deathbots, published in the Cambridge University Press journal Memory, Mind and Media, and described the results as both "fascinating and unsettling".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Haroun faced a choice between a soggy spot for the perfect shot or a dry seat between Ferguson and his assistant Brian Kidd.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
He played a pass-first style handed down from basketball’s earliest days, a tradition that runs from Bob Cousy and Magic Johnson to John Stockton and Jason Kidd.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
The bag contained a pair of white cotton gloves stained the Sue Monk, Kidd color of age.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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