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.
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Clifford Chikuwe, a taxidermist in Dande, starts each day by inspecting a shaded area where the freshly hunted heads and skins of buffalo, elephants and crocodiles are left to dry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The language of the bill, sponsored in the Senate by Republican Clifford Case and Democrat Frank Church, was very specific:
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Clifford Foster, of Ger-y-Nant, was arrested on Tuesday at the Ger-y-Nant retirement housing complex, close to where the crash happened, where Eleanor worked.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Shane Clifford, Carlyle’s head of global wealth, credits the partnership with expanding existing relationships with clients and helping win new business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I liked some of the girls in my class, but—without any preparation—I was moved from the Pottses’ foster home to live with Irma and Clifford Hagen in October.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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