Humphrey
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Duke of Gloucester, 1391–1447, English soldier and statesman (youngest son of Henry IV).
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Doris, 1895–1958, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher.
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Hubert H(oratio), 1911–78, U.S. politician: vice president 1965–69.
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “high” and “peace.”
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See Gloucester
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Hubert Horatio. 1911–78, US statesman; vice-president of the US under President Johnson (1965–69)
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Hundreds if not thousands of times, Humphrey will chuck the ball off the wall, back and forth, practicing complex shots, fakes and maneuvers, turning a vague idea into another mind-bending highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The 21-year-old Humphrey, set to be the most-watched player at this weekend’s Final Four in Evanston, Ill., is built differently.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Therefore, in his view, it was worth risking Hollywood’s ire by tinting Humphrey Bogart and James Cagney if it meant more people tuning in, whether out of curiosity or in horror.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
The ruling builds directly on the Humphrey precedent from 2021, a California Supreme Court decision that first held wealth-based detention unconstitutional and a case I helped bring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
I thought of the people I’d read about—John F. Kennedy, James Joyce, Humphrey Bogart—who went to boarding school, and their adventures—Kennedy, for example, loved pranks.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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