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Bolger

American  
[bohl-jer] / ˈboʊl dʒər /

noun

  1. James Brendan, born 1935, prime minister of New Zealand 1990–97.

  2. Ray, 1904–87, U.S. dancer and actor.


Bolger British  
/ ˈbəʊldʒə /

noun

  1. James. born 1935, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1990–97)

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Ms. Bolger is, or should be, a star.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Echoing the thoughts of Mitchell Cohen, Kate Bolger says that as candy has a low price point "everyone can partake" despite people feeling the economic pinch.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Sheeran and Brian Bolger, the mixing engineer, then painstakingly retuned some 27,000 recorded notes to fit Blackwood’s microtonal octaves with Melodyne, one of the pitch correction programs used in pop and other recorded music.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Bolger has already made an impression out in Idaho.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

Clearly the nuances of my interaction with Fatty Bolger, the World’s Most Boring Hobbit, were lost on Charles Apatan.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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