Davies
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Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
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Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
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Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.
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(William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.
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Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)
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Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004
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( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)
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W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)
Example Sentences
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“It’s a conveyor belt of material,” said “Jeopardy!” executive producer Michael Davies, citing the 25,000-plus clues that aired across the franchise last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Reg Davies, who lives locally, said there were numerous 40-tonne trucks going to the site almost every day which he said was "destroying" the village.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
“That rate risk was real and actually, whoever played that game won, because rates did stay flat,” said Alan Kufeld, a partner at advisory firm PKF O’Connor Davies in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Kieran Robson, 35, Uzma Bashir, 56, Ricky Southall, 34, Autumn Taylor Ward, 22, Rebecca Sian Davies, 29, John Moxley, 58, and Dylan Chiaramello, 24, were all charged with criminal damage following the protest.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
That the student council was in open revolt against Mr. Davies, the moderator, without Nicole around.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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