Udall

American

[yoo-dawl, yood-l] / ˈyu dɔl, ˈyud l /

noun

Also called Uvedale. Nicholas, 1505–56, English translator and playwright, especially of comedy.
Stewart Lee, 1920–2010, U.S. politician: Secretary of the Interior 1961–69.

Udall British

/ ˈjuːdəl, ˈjuːvˌdeɪl, ˈjuːdəl /

noun

Nicholas. ?1505–56, English dramatist, whose comedy Ralph Roister Doister (?1553), modelled on Terence and Plautus, is the earliest known English comedy

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“Unfortunately, the impacts are likely to last much longer than just four years,” Udall said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2024

“I think the first thing that this recognizes is that we are seeing a big security change in the region,” Udall said of the defense paper.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

“We’ve got to get these emissions down as fast as we humanly can,” Udall said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

It included coupons with messages that readers could clip and send to public officials, including to President Lyndon B. Johnson and Stewart Udall, secretary of the interior.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2023

The U.S. secretary of the interior, Stewart Udall, happened to be visiting Russia, and Khrushchev summoned him for a talk.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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