Trevor

American

[trev-er] / ˈtrɛv ər /

noun

William William Trevor Cox, 1928–2016, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
a male given name.

Trevor British

/ ˈtrɛvə /

noun

William , real name William Trevor Cox. born 1928, Irish novelist and short-story writer. His novels include The Old Boys (1964), The Children of Dynmouth (1977), Felicia's Journey (1994), and The Story of Lucy Gault (2002)

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But Tools for Humanity now plans to lean on partnerships with traditional brands like these to handle a large share of the marketing for World ID, said Trevor Traina, chief business officer at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We applaud the industry effort in creating standardized benchmarks,” said Trevor Cook, head of loan operations at Carta, whose systems help investors, fund managers and the companies they back manage data and workflows.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well, I might be Kevin or Trevor . . . but I’d prefer to be myself, Duane.”

From Literature

The first indications of action against Kearney emerged during an IPT case brought by two other journalists, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.

From BBC

He was traded to the Cubs a year later for Javier Báez, Trevor Williams and cash and swiftly rose through the minor leagues, making his Cubs debut in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times

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