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Bradley

American  
[brad-lee] / ˈbræd li /

noun

  1. Bill William Warren, born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.

  2. Francis Herbert, 1846–1924, English philosopher.

  3. Henry, 1845–1923, English lexicographer and philologist.

  4. Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general: Chief of Staff 1948–49; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1949–53.

  5. Thomas Tom, 1917–1998, U.S. politician: mayor of Los Angeles 1973–93.

  6. a town in NE Illinois.

  7. a male given name.


Bradley British  
/ ˈbrædlɪ /

noun

  1. A ( ndrew ) C ( ecil ). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)

  2. F ( rancis ) H ( erbert ). 1846–1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)

  3. Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary

  4. James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis

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“They have exceeded expectations in an especially challenged environment,” said Bradley Singer, a partner at William Morris Endeavor whose clients include Sanders-Townsend and “The Weekend” co-host Eugene Daniels.

From Los Angeles Times

Aimee Bradley, who has three children with SEND, says she is concerned by the areas that she believes are lacking "concrete detail" in the government's White Paper.

From BBC

Government intervention was "clumsy and came too late," said Karen Bradley, chair of the Home Affairs Committee.

From BBC

Among the most popular: the Checkered Game of Life, created by game pioneer Milton Bradley in 1860.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scheffler struggled from the outset, carding three bogeys and a double bogey with no birdies and is tied for last with Keegan Bradley at five over through 10 holes.

From Los Angeles Times