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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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One summer afternoon, I drove 40 minutes north of Bozeman toward the Shields Valley to meet one of them, Matt Skoglund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Meredith Shields, press secretary for the Yes on Prop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unified lightweight champion Caroline Dubois called Taylor "one of the best to ever do it", while Claressa Shields said the 40-year-old deserved to "ride off into the sunset".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

“There is a lot of margin to consume before companies get worried,” says KBW analyst Meyer Shields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He had ridden with the Second Sons, the Iron Shields, and the Maiden’s Men, then joined with five brothers-in-arms to form the Windblown.

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

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