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Macleod

American

[muh-kloud] / məˈklaʊd /

noun

Fiona. Sharp, William.
John James Rickard 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize in medicine 1923.

Macleod British

/ məˈklaʊd /

noun

John James Rickard. 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1923) with Banting for their part in discovering insulin

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Scarlets duo Josh Macleod and Eddie James return after missing the autumn campaign because of injury.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Macleod was denied a Six Nations debut against Scotland in 2021 after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in training, shortly after his inclusion in the starting team was announced to the squad.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Wales flanker Josh Macleod believes his struggling side's Six Nations opener away to in-form England on Saturday could provide the intense physical encounter they need to spring a surprise.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

John-Calum Macleod, or “Cal,” has returned to the cramped, emotionally suffocating family home he left behind, now shared with his father and maternal grandmother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Nearer to the inn, on a low hill, was the graveyard of the Macleod.

From Our Journey to the Hebrides by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins

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