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Phelps

American

[felps] / fɛlps /

noun

William Lyon 1865–1943, U.S. educator and literary critic.
a male given name.

Phelps British

/ fɛlps /

noun

Michael ( Fred ). born 1985, US swimmer, who won a record eighteen gold medals at three Olympic Games: six in 2004, eight in 2008, and four in 2012

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Le Clos, who famously beat Michael Phelps to win 200m butterfly gold at the London Olympics in 2012, said he has launched a fundraising campaign to help his neighbours affected by the blaze.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Jasper S. Phelps and Minsu Kim are also co-first authors of the study.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

The Zion Phelps story is going to be told over and over at Loyola High to show students what can happen when someone discovers potential and decides to take a chance to bring it out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

"I loved it," she said to Mrs Phelps.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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