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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He carries his survey up to the present day and writes adeptly about three currently active poets: Alice Oswald, Sasha Dugdale and A.E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Girlguiding chief executive Felicity Oswald said "practicality, comfort and sustainability" were at the centre of the redesign, which updates the 1990 version of the uniform.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Roberts then put Blake Treinen into the game, and he got Oswald Peraza to ground out to first.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
As an employment attorney, Oswald counsels many clients who feel their jobs may go away.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Only Oswald did, and Oswald decided how much food we had earned for our work.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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