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Nash

American  
[nash] / næʃ /

noun

  1. John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.

  2. Ogden, 1902–71, U.S. writer of humorous verse.

  3. Also Nashe. Thomas, Pasquil, 1567–1601, English dramatist, novelist, and satirical pamphleteer.


Nash British  
/ næʃ /

noun

  1. John. 1752–1835, English town planner and architect. He designed Regent's Park, Regent Street, and the Marble Arch in London

  2. Ogden. 1902–71, US humorous poet

  3. Paul. 1889–1946, English painter, noted esp as a war artist in both World Wars and for his landscapes

  4. Richard, known as Beau Nash. 1674–1762, English dandy

  5. See (Thomas) Nashe

  6. Sir Walter . 1882–1968, New Zealand Labour statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1957–60)

"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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With ticket sales of around $430 million worldwide, it has already overtaken the 1999 supernatural thriller "The Blair Witch Project", which made around $250 million on a full budget of $600,000, according to Nash.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Sophomore Brett Burnor and senior Nash McElree, a transfer from Texas, are competing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Its use, along with zero-tolerance behaviour policies, has been spreading with the help of school improvement consultants such as Bradley Nash, known as "The Behaviour Guy" on social media.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

“The MOU is an agreement to have an agreement,” said analyst Tony Nash, a contributor to Mainstreet Alpha, a subscriber-based markets and geopolitics publication.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

“Oh, what a sweet house!—How very beautiful!—There are the yellow curtains that Miss Nash admires so much.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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