Douglas
Sir James "the Black Douglas", 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
James, 2nd Earl of, 1358?–88, Scottish military leader.
Kirk Issur Danielovitch Demsky, 1916–2020, U.S. actor.
Lloyd C(as·sel) [kas-uhl], /ˈkæs əl/, 1877–1951, U.S. novelist and clergyman.
Michael, born 1944, U.S. actor and producer (son of Kirk Douglas).
Stephen A(rnold), 1813–61, U.S. political leader and statesman.
William O(r·ville) [awr-vil], /ˈɔr vɪl/, 1898–1980, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–75.
a city on and the capital of the Isle of Man: a resort town.
a city in southeastern Arizona.
a town in central Georgia.
a male given name: from a Scottish word meaning “black water.”
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Her husband Douglas, on the other hand, views social media as a way to catch up with family or existing friends versus networking among strangers.
The pandemic reveals the surprising differences in how men and women network | Karen Yuan | January 20, 2021 | FortuneLike McConnell, Douglas believed that compromise could temper the extremists’ worst impulses, win major legislative victories and secure his political future.
Mitch McConnell has repeated Stephen A. Douglas’s biggest mistake | Lauren Haumesser | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostDouglas, though, was a practical man, who understood that there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics, only permanent interests.
Gracious losers protect our democracy. Sore ones undermine it. | Edward McClelland | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostDouglas was cleared of any wrongdoing by the district attorney.
Officers Who Wrote Multiple Seditious Language Tickets Have Been Accused of Other Violations | Kara Grant | October 14, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoYou will find the restaurant just south of Douglas on Blue Star Highway.
It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1951, Harry Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.
I write the lyrics and work with Murv Douglas from Lords of Acid.
Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex | Aurora Snow | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSeventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income.
And William O. Douglas never stopped trying to achieve his lifelong ambition: the presidency of the United States.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Levels With Us on Why She’s Not Retiring | Jeff Greenfield | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThinking to escape and summon assistance from the cantonment, Douglas mounted the wall and leaped into the moat.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAt this moment Douglas came on the scene, raised his war-cry, and pressed hard on the English, who manfully defended themselves.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonAt the castle, Douglas found only the porter and the cook; and so he barred the gates, and dined at leisure.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonIt needs better evidence to stamp this solitary suggestion of a blot on the clear scutcheon of Douglas.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonDouglas now broke ambush and cut off Webton from the castle, eventually slaying him and all his men.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for Douglas (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʌɡləs) /
a town and resort on the Isle of Man, capital of the island, on the E coast. Pop: 25 347 (2001)
British Dictionary definitions for Douglas (2 of 2)
/ (ˈdʌɡləs) /
C (lifford) H (ugh). 1879–1952, British economist, who originated the theory of social credit
Gavin. ?1474–1522, Scottish poet, the first British translator of the Aeneid
Keith (Castellain). 1920–44, British poet, noted for his poems of World War II: killed in action
Michael K (irk). born 1944, US film actor; his films include Romancing the Stone (1984), Wall Street (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), and Wonder Boys (2000)
(George) Norman. 1868–1952, British writer, esp of books on southern Italy such as South Wind (1917)
Tommy, full name Thomas Clement Douglas (1904–86). Canadian statesman: premier of Saskatchewan 1944–61
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