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  • proper noun A Scottish and Irish patronymic surname derived from Nichol.

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Examples

  • At this point, McNichol is almost out of words to describe his disappointment at the aloof, lackadaisical manner in which Miller has approached this season, during which the logical goals would have been to try to defend the World Cup overall title and win multiple Olympic medals.

    USATODAY.com - Overall manner leaves Miller on wrong edge 2006

  • Yesterday, Kristy McNichol, best known for her roles on the TV shows "Family" and "Empty Nest," joined the ranks of celebrities who have come out of the closet.

    Kristy McNichol, 'Empty Nest' And 'Family' Actress, Comes Out As Lesbian In People Magazine 2012

  • • The conference knows that Ray Collins was eased out as Labour's general secretary so that Ed Miliband's candidate, Chris Lennie, could be eased in; except that the unions elected wholesome Iain McNichol instead, bless them.

    Michael White's conference diary: cheers for oldsters and boos for Boris 2011

  • Kristy McNichol has come out publicly as a lesbian in hopes of helping others who have been bullied because of their sexual orientation, People reports.

    Family's Kristy McNichol Comes Out as a Lesbian 2012

  • • A report on the appointment of Charles Allen, former CEO of ITV and chairman of EMI, to oversee a management and commercial review of the Labour party, misspelled the surname of Iain McNicol, former national policy officer of the GMB union, as McNichol throughout Former ITV boss to review Labour party structures, 2 August, page 4.

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

  • McNichol, best-known for starring in the ABC drama Family and NBC's Empty Nest, revealed that she has been living with her partner, Martie Allen, for the last two decades.

    Family's Kristy McNichol Comes Out as a Lesbian 2012

  • KELLY: Well, after hearing that, Marcel McNichol (ph) of Afton, Virginia, wrote this: I know Robert was trying to be fair and balanced with Carl Paladino, but you shouldn't have let him go so easy with the Emailsgate.

    Letters: N.Y. Gubernatorial Candidate Carl Paladino 2010

  • McNichol began her acting career with guest roles on shows like "Starsky and Hutch" and "The Bionic Woman," but hasn't regularly starred in a television series since the mid-nineties.

    Kristy McNichol, 'Empty Nest' And 'Family' Actress, Comes Out As Lesbian In People Magazine 2012

  • KELLY: Well, after hearing that, Marcel McNichol (ph) of Afton, Virginia, wrote this: I know Robert was trying to be fair and balanced with Carl Paladino, but you shouldn't have let him go so easy with the Emailsgate.

    Letters: N.Y. Gubernatorial Candidate Carl Paladino 2010

  • In “Emoticons During Wartime,” a recent article in The New Yorker (December 10, 2007), Tom McNichol documents the usefulness of emoticons in communicating by visual innuendo.

    2008 April 2008

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