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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Police also received several other calls of reports of people being struck at Braddock Drive and Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver Boulevard and Canfield Avenue, and Le Bourget Avenue and Culver Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“It was intimidating to take this action,” Braddock said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
It took Jake Braddock and his wife two years to build an emergency fund that could cover four months of expenses.
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
On June twenty-seventh of that year, nineteen thirty-seven, Joe Louis knocked out James J. Braddock to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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