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Shields

British  
/ ʃiːldz /

noun

  1. Carol ( Ann ). 1935–2003, Canadian novelist and writer, born in the US; her novels include Happenstance (1980), The Stone Diaries (1995), and Unless (2002)

"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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Brooke Shields would not consider herself an armchair detective by any means.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

André De Shields, Tony-winning royalty, presides over this Jellicle Ball in the role of Old Deuteronomy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In the Abramovich era, which stretched from July 2003 to May 2022, Chelsea won 18 major honours and two Community Shields, contesting 30 finals under 15 managers, including caretakers and interims.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Shields, who lives in New Jersey, started feeling more comfortable financially only during the pandemic when, like many other Americans, she got raises at work and her expenses went down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Shields they bore as well, but so obscured by snow and ice that the arms upon them could not be read.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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