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Urquhart

American  
[ur-kert, -kahrt] / ˈɜr kərt, -kɑrt /

noun

  1. Sir Thomas, 1611–60, Scottish author and translator.


Urquhart British  
/ ˈɜːkət /

noun

  1. Sir Thomas. 1611–60, Scottish author and translator of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel (1653; 1693)

"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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Spiro’s firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, billed almost $44 million of the total, JPMorgan said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

They carried out raids in mainland Scotland and places they attacked included Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

She then worked as an executive assistant at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a law firm that has represented Elon Musk, Alec Baldwin, Jay-Z and other high profile clients.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2025

“But it will be pretty spectacular,” said Mary Urquhart, a planetary scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas.

From Seattle Times Apr. 8, 2024

“Captains shake hands,” she said, and Harry had his hand crushed by the new Slytherin Captain, Urquhart.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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