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MacBride

American  
[muhk-brahyd] / məkˈbraɪd /

noun

  1. Seán 1904–88, Irish politician and diplomat, born in France: Nobel Peace Prize 1974.


MacBride British  
/ məkˈbraɪd /

noun

  1. Sean (ʃɔːn). 1904–88, Irish statesman; minister for external affairs (1948–51); chairman of Amnesty International (1961–75); Nobel Peace Prize 1974; UN commissioner for Namibia (1974–76)

"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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This “modern waste,” as Samantha MacBride, an assistant professor at Baruch College, calls this jumble of materials, is notable for its heterogeneity, toxicity, and tonnage.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

Author Elizabeth MacBride, who has written about her own split, says even though her divorce was expensive and cost her a Silicon Valley job, she wouldn't have felt confident taking the DIY option.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2021

Both Martin and MacBride helped newly democratic municipalities deal with non-profits.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2021

Neil MacBride, a former U.S. attorney who has worked with Mueller in a variety of jobs, called him “the real deal, the most respected prosecutor in America.”

From Washington Post • May 17, 2017

They were ordered to save San Francisco, and they obeyed orders, and Captain MacBride and his two gunners made history on that dreadful night.

From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Morris, Charles

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