Roy
1 Americannoun
noun
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See the number of politicians leaving successful House careers to hunt the attorney general title: Keith Ellison of Minnesota, Jeff Jackson of North Carolina, Chip Roy of Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The 63-year-old model-train enthusiast told Dickens, who stopped for a chat, he was there for his best friend, Roy, who died several years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
"But in India, where governments can become deeply unresponsive, protesters often see fasting as the only way to force those in power to act," says Saha Roy.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
It combined biological research conducted by Dr. Shahid Khan during his doctoral studies with computational and statistical analysis developed by Dr. Satyaki Roy, professor of mathematical sciences, along with contributions from graduate student Owen Trippany.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Second from the left is Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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