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Brinkley

American  
[bringk-lee] / ˈbrɪŋk li /

noun

  1. David, 1920–2003, U.S. broadcast journalist.


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The academics who weigh in—Timothy Naftali of Columbia; Leah Wright Rigueur of Johns Hopkins; Ibram X. Kendi of Howard University; Douglas Brinkley of Rice—often do so with a personal perspective on what’s important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The newest Ferrari, the $640,000 all-electric Luce, looks more appropriate for Brinkley now, aged 72.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

In the 1983 comedy classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, a suburban dad played by Chevy Chase tries to keep up with a Ferrari driven by superstar model Christie Brinkley.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Instead, I moved to New York in 1979 to model because Christie Brinkley and Lauren Hutton had been cast in films.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“But spies are supposed to be sneaky,” Brinkley pointed out.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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