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Donovan

American  
[don-uh-vuhn] / ˈdɒn ə vən /

noun

  1. William Joseph Wild Bill, 1883–1959, U.S. lawyer and military officer: organizer and director of the OSS 1942–45.


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Captain Donovan Ferreira top-scored with 23, but the visitors never recovered from the early collapse as they slumped to their first defeat of the campaign.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

His son, actor Jason Donovan, confirmed his father died peacefully in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday night.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

In the 2002, Mexico lost 2-0 to a U.S. squad led by Landon Donovan in what many consider the most painful defeat in the country’s World Cup history.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

That was former U.S. men’s national team star Landon Donovan, talking about the affordability of America’s youth soccer system on a recent episode of “The Late Run” sports podcast.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Donovan said, “Blazes! Greg! We’d be the first men out of the Solar System.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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