McEwan

British

/ məˈkjuːən /

noun

Ian ( Russell ). born 1948, British novelist and short-story writer. His books include First Love, Last Rites (1975), The Child in Time (1987), The Innocent (1990), Amsterdam (which won the Booker prize in 1998), Atonement (2001), Saturday (2005), and On Chesil Beach (2007)

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Ms. Atkinson deserves to be rated as highly as her countryman Ian McEwan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Lucy McEwan is a 25-year-old teacher in Glasgow, who plays at amateur level with Linlithgow Rose.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

“I am confident that his discipline and focus will continue to drive BHP’s high-performance culture and advance the company’s unrivaled pipeline of growth options to maximize shareholder returns,” Chair Ross McEwan said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

He is still good friends with McEwan, who rings him while we're filming in his study.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

In the draft that follows, the State Bank of Utah, of which Henry T. McEwan is Assistant Cashier, makes out the draft.

From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig

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