Skye

American

[skahy] / skaɪ /

noun

Isle of, an island in the Hebrides, in NW Scotland: cattle farming. 670 sq. mi. (1,735 sq. km).

Skye British

/ skaɪ /

noun

a mountainous island off the NW coast of Scotland, the largest island of the Inner Hebrides: tourist centre. Chief town: Portree. Pop: 9232 (2001). Area: 1735 sq km (670 sq miles)

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Young performer Skye Newman faced what must have seemed like a very unusual X-Factor style panel - King Charles, Sir Elton, his husband David Furnish and Apple's executive chairman Tim Cook.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There are numerous Skye Princes in the various medbed channels, but the original is a short-haired, ruddy-cheeked Australian woman named Kerrie-Ann Thornton, who claims to be a former medbed nurse with insider information.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

World championship fights on the undercard will include featherweight champion Tiara Brown defending against former undisputed champion Ellie Scotney, and super bantamweight champion Skye Nicolson against three-time, two-division champion Miyo Yoshida.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“This is an all-hands-on-deck task,” said Skye Perryman, president of the nonpartisan legal organization Democracy Forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Madi is spending a single weekend in Wisconsin, and Skye talks about missing her?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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