Macleod
Americannoun
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Fiona. Sharp, William.
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John James Rickard 1876–1935, Scottish physiologist: one of the discoverers of insulin; Nobel Prize in medicine 1923.
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Example Sentences
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Cal Macleod is a 22-year-old island native who graduated from a textile-engineering school in Edinburgh—his gifts on the loom earned him a scholarship—and has been guilt-tripped by his father, John, into returning home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Flanker Macleod, 29, will make his Six Nations debut, filling the role left by the injured Jac Morgan to pack down alongside Alex Mann and Aaron Wainwright in the back row.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
"I enjoy... the physical battle, the confrontation," said Macleod on Wednesday.
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
A prolific writer, the best of whose works are A Daughter of Heth, Princess of Thule, Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, and Macleod of Dare.
From A Brief Handbook of English Authors by Adams, Oscar Fay
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