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Lloyd

American  
[loid] / lɔɪd /

noun

  1. Welsh Legend. Llwyd.

  2. Harold (Clayton) 1894–1971, U.S. actor.

  3. (John) Selwyn (Brooke) 1904–78, British statesman.

  4. a male given name: from a Welsh word meaning “gray.”


Lloyd British  
/ lɔɪd /

noun

  1. Clive ( Hubert ). born 1944, West Indian (Guyanese) cricketer; played in 110 tests (1966–84), scoring 7,515 runs; captained the West Indies in 74 tests and to two World Cup wins (1975, 1979)

  2. Harold ( Clayton ). 1893–1971, US comic film actor

  3. Marie, real name Matilda Alice Victoria Wood. 1870–1922, English music-hall entertainer

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The building hosted a gathering of Liberal Prime Minister David Lloyd George's UK government cabinet in September 1921.

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Seven months before Clark’s departure, NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell also quit following a series of revelations that called into question his judgment.

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“Amazon was slower to realize the importance of generative AI,” said Lloyd Walmsley, a senior analyst at Mizuho covering the tech industry.

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The only other insurer willing to cover their home, Lloyd’s of London, quoted them $80,000 a year.

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Soon after he retired as chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein began writing about his life, starting from his upbringing in the projects of East New York.

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