Richard

¹ American  

[ri-shahrd, ree-shar] / rɪˈʃɑrd, riˈʃar /

noun

1. Maurice Rocket, 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.

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Richard ² American  

[rich-erd] / ˈrɪtʃ ərd /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Richard British  

/ ˈrɪtʃəd /

noun

1. Sir Cliff , real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)

2. Maurice , known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player

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Richard

Unlike conventional lenders that try to work out repayment plans to keep companies afloat, MCA funders “don’t care whether the business makes it or not,” said Richard Cook, a Wilmington, N.C., bankruptcy attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But none of the scandals with whiffs of corruption have so far triggered sensational backlash comparable to the Watergate saga, which led to Richard Nixon's resignation in 1974.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Her father, Richard Bennett, said his daughter had lived an "amazing life" in a statement read out by assistant coroner Jyoti Gill.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Former Top Gear star Richard Hammond says he has swapped vintage cars for food festivals and running as he settles into life in a Welsh market town.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“A very odd man, an unpleasant man,” Henry Kissinger would later say of his new boss, Richard Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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