Oswald
Americannoun
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Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
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a male given name.
noun
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Lee Harvey. 1939–63, presumed assassin (1963) of US president John F. Kennedy; murdered by Jack Ruby two days later
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Saint. ?605–41 ad , king of Northumbria (634–41); with St Aidan he restored Christianity to the region. He was killed in battle by Penda of Mercia. Feast day: Aug 5
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The glamorous Diana left her first husband for the British fascist leader Oswald Mosley, whom she married in 1936.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It was developed by Oswald Symenouh, an agronomist who heads the company running the farm.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
"If we lose but come close, moderate Republicans might take notice," said Buddy Oswald, an attorney and educator.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
A Gallup poll published in 2023 showed that a majority of Americans continue to believe that Oswald did not act alone, but worked with others in a conspiracy to kill Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025
But she was too, of course, a member of Sir Oswald Mosley's 'blackshirts' organization, and the very little contact his lordship ever had with Sir Oswald occurred during those few weeks of that summer.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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