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McCloy

American  
[muh-kloi] / məˈklɔɪ /

noun

  1. John Jay, 1895–1989, U.S. lawyer, banker, and government official.


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Former Derry Gaelic football captain, Kevin McCloy, knows all too well about the importance of the equipment.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Rates associated with the project under this process would not go into effect for customers immediately, only after further review of whether the company handled the project and its costs responsibly, McCloy said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

A reporter helps thousands who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic: Anne McCloy, CBS-6 Albany, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2020

Flora was later hired by the powerhouse law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2020

The flexibility Gibson detected among many Army officers was not apparent in the answers to the McCloy questionnaire that flowed into the War Department during the summer and fall of 1945.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.

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