Fields
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W. C. William Claude Dukenfield, 1880–1946, U.S. vaudeville and motion-picture comedian.
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Dorothy, 1905–74, U.S. librettist and lyricist.
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Dame Gracie . real name Grace Stansfield . 1898–1979, English popular singer and entertainer
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W. C. real name William Claude Dukenfield . 1880–1946, US film actor, noted for his portrayal of comic roles
Example Sentences
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In fact, the official who suggested it, Craig Fields, lost his job as head of Darpa, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
“Casino gambling used to be localized, so younger people weren’t really ever exposed to this,” said Logan Fields, an assistant professor of psychology at Arcadia University.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
“In the Fields of Fatherless Children,” the second novel from Appalachia native and “Greasewood Creek” author Pamela Steele, is neither about nor set in the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The course—Omni PGA Frisco’s Fields Ranch East—was designed to challenge the sport’s most skilled competitors; it would surely overmatch my ever-dwindling ability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“I should've known it earlier. She’s in the Fields of Asphodel, standing before the judges right now, being evaluated. I can feel it.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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