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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To avoid offending her, he went to a lecture by Oswald Spengler, the author of “The Decline of the West,” published in two volumes in 1918 and 1922.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
There unfolds a somewhat Wodehousian investigation involving undercover spies and scheming holdovers from Oswald Mosley’s disgraced fascist party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Oswald Ponce, 27, lives very close to a notorious intersection in Norwalk where the 105 Freeway abruptly ends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A statement released on Saturday evening said a number of containments were put in place, including on Oswald Street.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
She chuckled and her whole plump body laughed with her, like Oswald the miller, only I liked her— and her laugh—much better.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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