Chauncey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday to alleged involvement in Mafia-linked illegal gambling schemes that rocked the NBA, prosecutors said.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
The victim, he said, “acted like he wanted Chauncey to have his money! He was star struck!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Among those in custody are Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier, both of whom were reportedly arrested after their teams' games on Wednesday.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
Yet, nearly coinciding with his release from a predatory contract, Hit-Boy’s father, Chauncey Hollis Sr., a.k.a.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
Newspaper editors supportive of the spirits ran stories disparaging Chauncey and his brother as “itinerant, catch-penny lecturers,” “dunces” and “accomplished mountebanks.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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