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Breckinridge

American  
[brek-uhn-rij] / ˈbrɛk ənˌrɪdʒ /

noun

  1. John Cabell, 1821–75, vice president of the U.S. 1857–61: Confederate general in the American Civil War.


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Most hyperscalers, however, are high-quality companies with strong balance sheets and “debt capacity” to spare, according to Nick Elfner, co-head of research at Breckinridge Capital Advisors.

From MarketWatch Feb. 3, 2026

The youngest vice president. was John C. Breckinridge, a Kentuckian who served in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2024

Pamela Compton in Breckinridge County posted the wedding photo online after her husband found it on their farm.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2021

To his credit, Breckinridge behaved honorably and delivered the certificates, presiding over his own defeat.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2021

It proved to be Van Derveer returning from the charge upon Breckinridge in the Kelly field.

From Chattanooga and Chickamauga Reprint of Gen. H. V. Boynton's letters to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, August, 1888. by Boynton, Henry V.

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