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Winston

American  
[win-stuhn] / ˈwɪn stən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


Winston British  
/ ˈwɪnstən /

noun

  1. Robert ( Maurice Lipson ), Baron. born 1940, British obstetrician and gynaecologist, noted for his work on human infertility treatment; as a broadcaster, his TV series include The Human Body (1998) and How Science Changed the World (2010)

"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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Few British prime ministers besides Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher have wide public recognition in the United States.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The first is that “buybacks have been very concentrated,” according to Winston Chua, a liquidity analyst at EPFR, part of ISI Markets.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Charvet has been making bespoke shirts and suits from its home on Place Vendome in Paris since 1838, with past clients including Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy and Chanel founder Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

The 40-minute video by artist Helen Cammock at the central London gallery had referred to "the wilful starvation of the Indian population by Winston Churchill" in the 1943 famine.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Cannons are mentioned in it, and Mr. Winston reads it like he some kind of actor or something, all bass-y and slow, like the man who narrates the previews at the movies.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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