Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of, 1609–74, British statesman and historian.
Council of, the ecumenical council (1164) occasioned by the opposition of Thomas à Becket to Henry II.
(lowercase) a condensed form of printing type, like roman in outline but with thicker serifs.
C20: named after the Clarendon Press at Oxford University
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The boy stated that he ended up alone with the 17-year-old co-accused on Clarendon Street.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
A joint minute of agreed evidence was earlier read to jurors which stated Amen received emergency medical treatment on the pavement outside 22 Clarendon Street.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
As teller of the Exchequer, Downing later contributed to financial reforms in Britain’s Treasury, promoting Dutch-style credit practices, against the opposition of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
A one-bedroom unit at the Clarendon Apartments in Woodland Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
Clarendon represented Queen Victoria at the coronation ceremonies, and my friend happened in conversation with him to be expressing a highly disparaging opinion of the King of Prussia.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
The words printed in clarendon in these three pieces are written in red, not inserted afterwards by a rubricator but done at the same time as the rest of the text.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
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