the English

noun

: the people of England

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The soccer star had said farewell to his former teammates just before the plane crashed in the English Channel on January 21. Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025 Helbig taught English for many years and served as the English department chair at Holy Trinity High School in West Town. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025 The Athletic has spent the past few months speaking to the relevant people and has established, unreported until now, that the English Football League (EFL) is holding its own safety review. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 Click here to read the interview, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, in French; the English can be read below. Vivienne Walt For Time France, Time, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the English

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