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Lindsay

American  
[lind-zee, lin-] / ˈlɪnd zi, ˈlɪn- /

noun

  1. Howard, 1889–1968, U.S. playwright, producer, and actor.

  2. John V(liet) 1921–2000, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1966–74.

  3. (Nicholas) Vachel 1879–1931, U.S. poet.

  4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

  5. a male or female given name.


Lindsay British  
/ ˈlɪndzɪ /

noun

  1. See (Sir David) Lyndsay

  2. ( Nicholas ) Vachel (ˈveɪtʃəl). 1879–1931, US poet; best known for General William Booth (1913) and The Congo (1914)

  3. Norman Alfred William. 1879–1969, Australian artist and writer

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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle later confirmed he had passed information to the Metropolitan Police suggesting Lord Mandelson could be a flight risk.

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Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Wednesday confirmed he had passed on information to the force suggesting Lord Mandelson could be a flight risk.

From BBC

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he passed on information on Lord Mandelson to the police, appearing to confirm reports he told the Metropolitan Police the peer was a flight risk.

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British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been sentenced in Iran to 10 years in prison for espionage, their family have said.

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Lindsay said she was "deeply concerned" about the social factors fuelling demand for skin lightening products, warning that "colourism and harmful beauty standards can create vulnerability".

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