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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

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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

You know it’s a stacked week on “Saturday Night Live” when a new John Mulaney-led Duane Reade at the Port Authority Bus Terminal musical sketch is only about the fifth-most important thing to discuss.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

The judge said Reade hadn’t accused Dyson of dishonesty and had wide latitude to offer honest comment “however wounding and unbalanced” it may have been.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Masthead Maine’s owner, Reade Brower, had signaled this year that he was exploring a sale.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

“I didn’t light the candles. I’m sorry. I didn’t want to set your apartment on fire. And Duane Reade didn’t have rose petals, so I went with stickers.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera