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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

Dr. Anna Reade and Dr. Katie Pelch are environmental scientists at the National Resources Defense Council, where they both have background in studying PFAS.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2024

With that, I’m drifting back down the hall, out to the street, off to Duane Reade, floating and stinking and smiling, off to the Mitchum deodorant aisle, a grown-up in New York City.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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