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Reade

American  
[reed] / rid /

noun

  1. Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.


Reade British  
/ riːd /

noun

  1. Charles . 1814–84, English novelist: author of The Cloister and the Hearth (1861), a historical romance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Olive Young is as if “Sephora and Duane Reade had a really cool baby,” said Emily Montague, an aesthetician in Los Angeles who’s visited its locations in Seoul.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Joe Reade from the Mull Campus working group told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that being forced to send children off the island to board for school is an "arcane" thing to do.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Whenever John Mulaney hosts “SNL,” there’s always a good chance he’ll bring back his musical homage sketch that take place at a Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

“Mr Reade was not attempting to offer a window into or shine a light on the claimant’s thought processes or motivation,” Justice Robert Jay wrote.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

She had a small Duane Reade bag in her hand and at once began rummaging through it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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