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the English

noun

: the people of England

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The sets were worth the wait, moody and alluring and brimming with scandalous modern art and sour colors chosen to make the English Heritage building regulators faint. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025 He was also awarded Best Film Not in the English Language at the 71st BAFTA Film Awards for The Handmaiden, the Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival for Thirst, and the Grand Prix for Oldboy at the 57th Cannes. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025 According to The Athletic's report, three teams from the English Women's Super League have also been in talks with Rodman's agent. Parker Johnson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself. Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the English

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“The English.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20English. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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