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bade

American  
[bad] / bæd /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of bid.


bade British  
/ bæd, beɪd /

verb

  1. past tense of bid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gavin Bade is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal in Washington focused on trade, economics and industrial policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Just before half-time, France centre-back Loic Bade cut the ball into his own net while trying to control a Raphael Guerreiro pass.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The goals, all in the second half, came from Alexandre Lacazette, Michael Olise and Loic Bade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

The lover's lament "Yaad piya ki aaye" - once immortalised by Ustaad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan - was one of the most requested pieces of music in a Rashid's concert.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Nor shall death doubt Who made our souls alive Swords meeting and not stakes set side by side, Bade us in the sunburst and the thunder thrive Earthquake and Dawn; the bridegroom and the bride.

From The Ballad of St. Barbara And Other Verses by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith

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