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McDonald

American  
[muhk-don-ld] / məkˈdɒn ld /

noun

  1. David John, 1902–79, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1952–65.


McDonald British  

noun

  1. Sir Trevor. born 1939, British television journalist, born in Trinidad; presenter of ITV's News at Ten (1990–99)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Amid a delay with Clayton’s nomination to the intelligence role, the federal prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday that McDonald will serve initially as deputy U.S. attorney to “ensure a seamless transition” in leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Two years later, it held in McDonald v.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Some Minnesota Republicans supported the crackdown, like state Representative Joe McDonald, who also acknowledged earlier this year that "mistakes were made. We're not perfect".

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

McDonald said that showed that "difficult decisions can be made".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

By winter he was back in the woods with Charlie McDonald, cutting cottonwoods, chaining them to the draft horses, and skidding them out of the woods in snow and sleet.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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