Bradley
Americannoun
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Bill William Warren, born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.
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Francis Herbert, 1846–1924, English philosopher.
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Henry, 1845–1923, English lexicographer and philologist.
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Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general: Chief of Staff 1948–49; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1949–53.
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Thomas Tom, 1917–1998, U.S. politician: mayor of Los Angeles 1973–93.
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a town in NE Illinois.
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a male given name.
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A ( ndrew ) C ( ecil ). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
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F ( rancis ) H ( erbert ). 1846–1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)
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Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
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James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis
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“If the County rejects the claim, Sheriff Bianco will have the right to sue the County ... which he intends to do,” Bradley Hertz, Bianco’s attorney, wrote in an email to Times reporter Iris Kwok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
With Liverpool trailing 1-0 after Kai Havertz's opener, Alexander Isak's shirt was pulled by Jurrien Timber in the first half as he went for a header from Bradley Barcola's cross.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Sunderland fan Bradley died aged six in 2017 from neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The nattering negativity worked: He easily beat Bradley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The girls watched as Bradley pushed down the hill.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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