Munro
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Alice (Laidlaw) born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
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H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).
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Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work
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H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)
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Etymology
Origin of Munro
C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891
Example Sentences
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For now, I am reminded of the comment made by “Saki,” aka Hector Hugh Munro, a famous English writer from over 100 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
If a single power source could be said to have fueled the creative work of Alice Munro, the only Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in literature, it would be her ambivalence about her mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The atmosphere built before the game with live performances of Caledonia by Dougie MacLean and Loch Lomond by Donnie Munro.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
According to Crowley’s attorneys Genie Harrison and Mia Munro, the mayor knowingly made false statements in her personal capacity and as an election candidate, which they say are not protected by government immunity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Two days before the meeting I was visited by Brigadier Munro, who had brought along a tailor.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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