the English

noun

: the people of England

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Wright, though, is the one in scorching-hot form in the English Championship. Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 In the English/Scandinavian-language crime thriller, main character Hildur carries a trauma, the unsolved disappearance of her two sisters on their way from school 25 years earlier. Annika Pham, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 For years, the English Rose in San Carlos, an old-fashioned tea house, was where single mom and executive assistant Angela Pierucci took her two children to celebrate birthdays. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Himesh Patel and Hannah Waddington lead the English-language version, with McCartney and fellow Beatle Ringo Starr also contributing. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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