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 former Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has questioned in Parliament why there has been no prosecution yet, after hundreds of dead fish were found floating in a dyke.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

"Scotland found a way to win ugly," added their former flanker John Barclay.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"It's perhaps unfair that we expect him to do outrageous things every week," said Barclay.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But reading Robert Barclay while the sea breeze waited outside—that was something not even a minister’s son should have to do.

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

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