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Steele

American

[steel] / stil /

noun

Sir Richard, 1672–1729, English essayist, journalist, dramatist, and political leader; born in Ireland.
Mount, a mountain in SW Yukon Territory, Canada, on the Alaska border in the St. Elias Range. 16,644 feet (5,074 meters).

Steele British

/ stiːl /

noun

Sir Richard. 1672–1729, British essayist and dramatist, born in Ireland; with Joseph Addison he was the chief contributor to the periodicals The Tatler (1709–11) and The Spectator (1711–12)

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Police had responded to reports that large crowds of people and vehicles had gathered and were driving dangerously in the Blacks Road, Bell Steele Road and Diary Farm areas.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

John Steele Gordon writes on the history of business, finance and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Until recently, Dr. Katie Steele and her husband, lawyer James Steele, were living and working in Roanoke, Va., where they both had family nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Eve Steele, 23, and Adam Patton, 21, have been dating for about a year.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

I told them my name was Jim Steele, just for the hell of it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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