Maclean
Britishnoun
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Donald. 1913–83, British civil servant, who spied for the Russians: fled to the former Soviet Union (with Guy Burgess) in 1951
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Sorley (ˈsɔːlɪ). 1911–96, Scottish Gaelic poet. His works include Dàin do Eimhir agus Dàin Eile (1943) and Spring Tide and Neap Tide (1977)
Example Sentences
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Norman Maclean spent the final years of his life trying to understand one terrible afternoon in 1949.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
John Maclean, from the UK Meteor Network, said the meteor was not connected to any astronomical event, and likely stemmed from a larger asteroid.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
“Jesus’ Son” was a good example—director Alison Maclean was reverent, but slightly baffled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Cold War section includes one of the two briefcases left by Guy Burgess at his London club, when he fled to Moscow in 1951 with fellow spy Donald Maclean.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
Philby had not yet been revealed as a Soviet spy, but two of his colleagues, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, had just defected to the Soviet Union.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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