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Waugh

noun

  1. Alec Alexander Raban, 1898–1981,
    English novelist, traveler, and lecturer (son of Arthur, brother of Evelyn).
  2. Arthur, 1866–1943,
    English literary critic, publisher, and editor (father of Alec and Evelyn).
  3. Evelyn (Arthur St. John), 1903–66,
    English novelist, satirist, biographer, and author of books on travel (son of Arthur, brother of Alec).
  4. Frederick Judd, 1861–1940,
    U.S. painter and illustrator.

/ wɔː /

noun

  1. WaughEvelyn (Arthur St John)19031966MEnglishWRITING: novelist Evelyn ( Arthur St John ) (ˈiːvlɪn). 1903–66, English novelist. His early satirical novels include Decline and Fall (1928), Vile Bodies (1930), A Handful of Dust (1934), and Scoop (1938). His later novels include the more sombre Brideshead Revisited (1945) and the trilogy of World War II Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961)
  2. WaughMark (Edward)1965MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Mark ( Edward ). born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 8029 runs in 128 test matches (1991–2002)
  3. WaughSteve1965MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer
    his twin brother Steve , full name Stephen Roger Waugh. born 1965, Australian cricketer: a batsman, he scored 10,927 runs in 168 test matches and captained Australia to victory in the 1999 World Cup

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"It is a team that is, and I hate using the word 're-building', but it is a team that is re-setting, and it takes experiences in big moments to get better," Waugh added.

Paul Waugh, Labour MP for Rochdale, where the man who was filmed being kicked lives, said the video was "shocking and disturbing" and he would be meeting the man's family later.

Seth Waugh, CEO of the PGA of America, had said he would be speaking to Woods.

Another pilot, Bryan Waugh, pleaded not guilty and will go on trial later this year.

It all sounds like something out of an Evelyn Waugh novel—unless they actually can exercise real power and influence during a second Trump presidency.