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Ronald

American  
[ron-ld] / ˈrɒn ld /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”


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Mexico has demanded an explanation about U.S. participation in the incident from Ronald Johnson, Washington’s ambassador in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The US ambassador in Mexico, Ronald Johnson, described the two American citizens as "US embassy personnel".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This possibility comes from new computer simulations conducted by Carnegie scientists Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Paul Volcker and Ronald Reagan had broken inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

A long leather scabbard is expertly tooled with the initials R. F.: the sheath for the machete Ronald Franz gave McCandless when he left Salton City.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer