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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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
“If no one responds but they’re in a position to correct you, that’s a bad look if they later say they never got your memo,” Oswald said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
The first hit came in the bottom of the third after Oswald Peraza sent a bloop single to right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026
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
Oswald Wyre said, “How many years did it take you to get that good?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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