Macdonald
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George, 1824–1905, Scottish novelist and poet.
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Sir John Alexander, 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland: first prime minister 1867–73, 1878–91.
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Flora. 1722–90, Scottish heroine, who helped the Young Pretender to escape to Skye after his defeat at the battle of Culloden (1746)
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Sir John Alexander. 1815–91, Canadian statesman, born in Scotland, who was the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada (1867–73; 1878–91)
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Example Sentences
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Ms. MacDonald, who writes the “Pushing Buttons” newsletter for the Guardian, argues that Nintendo “represents an uncomplicatedly fun approach to video games, a bridge back to the central joy and excitement of childhood play in a world that is increasingly pressured and fraught.”
Ms. MacDonald’s love for the company—the book ends with a ranking of her 50 favorite Nintendo games—can veer toward blinkered adoration.
“Donkey Kong” was so elegantly designed that, according to Ms. MacDonald, it remains a central lesson in game-designing university classes.
The games aim to complement human life and imagination, Ms. MacDonald suggests, not supplant them.
Ms. MacDonald is clearly in the tank for Nintendo: This book wouldn’t be out of place in the gift shop of the company’s headquarters.
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