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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He told the court he was not aware that Amen had collapsed on Clarendon Street.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The boy stated that he ended up alone with the 17-year-old co-accused on Clarendon Street.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Before the housing authority purchase, the Clarendon set aside 8% of the units for lower-income families, but the agency is greatly expanding the number available and putting some rent restrictions on all units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
This was effected in the daytime, by a man named Clarendon E. Dix, who entered the bank about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
From The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben
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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