Abercrombie

American

[ab-er-krom-bee, -kruhm-] / ˈæb ərˌkrɒm bi, -ˌkrʌm- /

noun

Sir (Leslie) Patrick, 1879–1957, English architect and town planner.

Abercrombie British

/ ˈæbəˌkrɒmbɪ /

noun

Sir ( Leslie ) Patrick. 1879–1957, British town planner and architect, best known for The County of London Plan (1943) and The Greater London Plan (1944)

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Last year, PayPal teamed up with AI company Perplexity so people could use its service to purchase products from retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Ashley Furniture within Perplexity’s chat interface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

You can listen to the podcast series, World of Secrets: Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys on BBC Sounds.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Abercrombie & Fitch notched higher sales in its fiscal fourth quarter and guided for growth to continue over the coming year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Abercrombie stock dropped 5.4% in premarket trading Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

I recognize him because he's on the lacrosse team and looks like he stepped out of an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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