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Lloyd

American  
[loid] / lɔɪd /

noun

  1. Welsh Legend. Llwyd.

  2. Harold (Clayton) 1894–1971, U.S. actor.

  3. (John) Selwyn (Brooke) 1904–78, British statesman.

  4. a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”


Lloyd British  
/ lɔɪd /

noun

  1. Clive ( Hubert ). born 1944, West Indian (Guyanese) cricketer; played in 110 tests (1966–84), scoring 7,515 runs; captained the West Indies in 74 tests and to two World Cup wins (1975, 1979)

  2. Harold ( Clayton ). 1893–1971, US comic film actor

  3. Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer

"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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Asked if weather is a factor that has contributed to the issues, Lloyd said that short-term weather patterns and regional variations do have an impact.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

Mizuho analyst Lloyd Walmsley wrote in a note to clients that Muse “marks the beginning of a substantial product cycle” that the market hasn’t factored into the stock price yet.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The award-winner was a key writer and actress on the 1996 show, and later helped to bring Bollywood to the West End, by co-writing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams in 2002.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Injuries have kept Lloyd off the field for all but one game in his two seasons with the Packers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

That law was directed to Lloyd and Lester and Flopears.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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