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Maguire

American  
[muh-gwahyuhr] / məˈgwaɪər /

noun

  1. Mairead Corrigan born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.


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In August, Cakarel publicly distanced himself from Maguire, called the suffering of Palestinians “a humanitarian catastrophe” and announced Mubi would create an “ethical funding and investment policy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Mark Maguire, a farmer from the Monaghan-Fermanagh border who has been part of the protests, told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme that fuel costs are unsustainable for his sector.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Among those rooting for him this past week were Palihapitiya, the founder of venture-capital firm Social Capital, and Shaun Maguire, a partner at the VC firm Sequoia Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Maguire, 33, feels he has "performed really well" in six out of his seven seasons at Old Trafford.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Maguire, who had been impatiently expecting us for two days, was overjoyed to see us, for he was full of expectations as to the business we were going to do.

From The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah by Lindsay, John S.