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Mackay

American  
[muh-kahy] / məˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Australia.


Mackay British  
/ məˈkaɪ /

noun

  1. a port in E Australia, in Queensland: artificial harbour. Pop: 57 649 (2001)

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Clare Mackay, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said the condition could be very severe and result in people pulling out all of their hair.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Canada's Brendan Mackay took bronze with a best score of 91.00.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

My curiosity about car theft secured me an invitation to Police Scotland's national training centre at Tulliallan in Fife, where Sgt Ally Mackay demonstrated how these signal-blocking containers work - and offered some advice.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“They just decided not to invest anywhere until things settled down,” Mackay said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Maybe even one day Barry wouldn’t be so scared of Abe Mackay and his friends.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis