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Barclay

American

[bahrk-lee] / ˈbɑrk li /

noun

a first name.

Barclay British

/ ˈbɑːklɪ /

noun

Alexander . c . 1475–1552, English poet. His works include The Ship of Fools (1509) and Eclogues ( c . 1513–14)

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The day begins with a morning reception at 9 a.m., followed by a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ends with a reception at Barclay Butera from 2 to 5 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

TMG was put up for sale in 2023, because of debts owed by the previous owners, the Barclay brothers.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

While Barclay pulls no punches when it comes to Preston’s debilitating personal story, the real star of “Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is the keyboardist’s music.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

"You look at this France team and think, who stops them? They have it all," former Scotland back row John Barclay told Rugby Special.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

He wondered if he would be reading propositions by Robert Barclay if he were sitting at a desk in the Phippsburg schoolhouse.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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