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Blanche

American  
[blanch, blahnch] / blæntʃ, blɑntʃ /

noun

  1. a first name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning “white.”


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"Violence cannot be the norm for expressing disagreement, be it with politics or a technology or any other matter," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Blanche, who was confirmed as deputy attorney general last year, said any task that Trump offered going forward would be fine with him.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

On Tuesday, at his first press conference after taking office, Blanche proved that he is more than up to the task of flattering the president before the television cameras.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer and the agency’s second-in-command, is the acting attorney general until a successor is named.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In April 1949, six weeks after Blanche left the office for the last time, the laboratory appointed Dorothy Vaughan acting head of West Computing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly