Wayne

American

[wayn] / weɪn /

noun

Anthony Mad Anthony, 1745–96, American Revolutionary War general.
John Marion Michael MorrisonDuke, 1907–79, U.S. film actor.
a township in N New Jersey.
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “wagonmaker.”

Wayne British

/ weɪn /

noun

John, real name Marion Michael Morrison. 1907–79, US film actor, noted esp for his many Westerns, which include Stagecoach (1939), The Alamo (1960), and True Grit (1969), for which he won an Oscar

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Production at GM’s facility in Fort Wayne, Ind., will stop in mid-December and restart in January, Jacobson told investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

A quote from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky hangs in her office: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Lyman steps in, with a semi-comic hint of a John Wayne swagger, to play the peacemaker, exuding a pained sympathy for both his life-wounded daughter and his life-denying wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A John Wayne Airport spokesperson said Barr was taken to a nearby hospital to be evaluated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He also decides that he doesn’t like the big trophy on the desk of Coach Shea, the character played by Wayne.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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