Clifford
Americannoun
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Clark McAdams 1906–98, U.S. lawyer and government official.
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William Kingdon 1845–79, English mathematician and philosopher.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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Both Clifford and Polymarket declined to comment about his departure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You might start a story in the theme park and maybe continue it in this game experience,” Epic’s Clifford said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Clifford Cornell, a 27-year-old financial planner at Bone Fide Wealth, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
With the always-excellent Paudie Clifford influential early on, Kerry feasted on Mayo nerves to register the game's three opening scores, with David Clifford striking twice after Dylan Casey fisted over the bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
And so did Hank and Dusty, and so did the city slickers, and so did Clifford Snyder, the tax man.
From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner
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