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Mays

American  
[meyz] / meɪz /

noun

  1. Willie (Howard), Jr., born 1931, U.S. baseball player.


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She is also a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow, with an interest in Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Caribbean literature.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

“CBP is open for business,” Edward Mays, a deputy assistant commissioner at the agency, told attendees at a panel exploring the potential of quantum technology.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

Mr. Hirsch is the author of “Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

The alleged pimp, Kevin Mays, was an assistant men’s basketball coach and former player at Cal State Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

He’d let Dad go on and on about greedy polluters, and he’d put in the stuff about what happened with Derek Mays and the Carmichaels.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

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