Braddock
Americannoun
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Edward, 1695–1755, British general in America.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh: the site of General Braddock's defeat by the French and Indians 1755.
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“It was intimidating to take this action,” Braddock said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
“It was heart-wrenching” for that money to disappear, Braddock told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025
Still, Mr Braddock thought the decision to bring Musk's preschooler to the Oval Office was unusual.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
The photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier creating a self-portrait in Braddock, Pa., her hometown, at the site of a footbridge over the railroad.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
It was only going to be the greatest boxing match in the history of the world: our favorite, Joe Louis, going up against the heavyweight champion of the world, Jim Braddock.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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