Todd

American

[tod] / tɒd /

noun

Alexander Robertus Baron of Trumpington, 1907–97, Scottish chemist: Nobel Prize 1957.
David, 1855–1939, U.S. astronomer and teacher.
a male given name.

Todd British

/ tɒd /

noun

Baron Alexander Robertus . 1907–97, Scottish chemist, noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids: Nobel prize for chemistry 1957

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The news comes after years of fighting on behalf of her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were jailed in 2023 for tax evasion and bank fraud.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Zombies were inspirations from the ’60s, along with later acts like Todd Rundgren, Big Star and XTC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Gen. Todd Blanche said earlier this month that Homeland Security agents had secured 10 convictions and detained 100 others for civil immigration violations since August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Sure, occasionally Todd must scream underwater to keep his head from exploding.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

“You were on point tonight, man,” Todd told me as he set up the cups on his side of the Ping-Pong table.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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