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Eldridge

American  
[el-drij] / ˈɛl drɪdʒ /

noun

  1. (David) Roy, 1911–1989, U.S. jazz trumpeter.

  2. a male given name.


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Dawn Eldridge, owner of the Brooklyn restaurant The Sparrow, has purposely kept chicken off the menu since opening two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

More than a third of assets were deemed affiliated at Security Benefit Life, which is owned by billionaire sports investor Todd Boehly alongside private asset manager, Eldridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Top prospect Bryce Eldridge, a power-hitting first baseman, rose through four minor league levels last season but batted .182 with a bushel of strikeouts this spring and will start the season in triple-A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2025

Notable figures the government spied on were leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Panther members like the late Fred Hampton and Eldridge Cleaver.

From Salon • May 28, 2024

Eldridge would not allow the sick man in his house, but he did let Piercy stay in an abandoned log cabin in the woods.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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