Oates
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Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator and Anglican priest: instigator of the Popish Plot scare.
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Captain Lawrence Edward Grace . 1880–1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition
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Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649–1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics
Example Sentences
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Dave Oates, spokesman for mall owners IPG Business Group, said in an Instagram post said that the operators are “thrilled to announce the reopening of the mall.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
"We extend our sincere condolences to the Oates family," a spokesman said.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“I think I’m gonna do another Hall and Oates song,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
This has continued well into the Musk era of X-née-Twitter, with the liberal Oates occasionally directing her snipes and barbs at the platform’s white nationalist owner.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
She teased him because it was all so pretty and melodic, and "in the same phylum as Hall and Oates," and he threatened to evict her from his room.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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