O'Connell

American

[oh-kon-l] / oʊˈkɒn l /

noun

Daniel, 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator.

O'Connell British

/ əʊˈkɒnəl /

noun

Daniel. 1775–1847, Irish nationalist leader and orator, whose election to the British House of Commons (1828) forced the acceptance of Catholic emancipation (1829)

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A standoff ensued in which, as Mr. O’Connell observes, both sides were “spooked by the situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Mr. O’Connell argues that, besides moving in the direction of home, the chief activity of the Greek army was “the acquisition of humans.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Greeks who might have led decent lives tending their own crops and flocks were pillaging those of others, becoming in aggregate what Mr. O’Connell describes as “a near-perfect predator.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ms. O’Connell doesn’t claim to have an answer for the problem of who should take care of the family—unless that answer is both men and women.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Death-Cast did not call Kendrick O’Connell because he isn’t dying today.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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