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Whitelaw

British  
/ ˈwaɪtˌlɔː /

noun

  1. William ( Stephen Ian ), 1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith. 1918–99, British Conservative politician; Home Secretary (1979–83); leader of the House of Lords (1983–88)

"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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But the charity's founder, Holly Whitelaw, warned it was now threatened by economic constraints.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

And so the imperious patriarch, Whitelaw Redfellow—played by a shadowy, barely seen figure who is only toward the end revealed to be Ed Harris—casts her out of the family estate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Yet, Whitelaw notes, it's far from enough: "Big funding is needed to really do this properly. The need is increasing."

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

Questioning Mr Bailey on his recollection of events, counsel to the inquiry Francesca Whitelaw said: “It is fair to say the poisoning had a very significant mental and physical impact on you?”

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2024

The first time I saw it was at the table of Mr. Whitelaw Reid, when he gave a dinner to me and my friends.

From My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year by George Francis Train

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