Coverdale

American

[kuhv-er-deyl] / ˈkʌv ərˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles, 1488–1569, English divine: translator of the Bible into English 1535.

Coverdale British

/ ˈkʌvəˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)

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Despite the record’s success, the bulk of their planned tour had to be axed because of poor ticket sales, leaving a reinvigorated Coverdale to reconstitute Whitesnake in 1994 with some new members.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Until 2023 the rise in orange juice prices was disguised among food inflation in general, explains Philip Coverdale, an industry expert at consultancy firm GlobalData.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

In 2023, Coverdale told Metal Edge that “things went squirrely” between him and Sykes and that “no matter how incredible of an album that we made together, we were unable to connect as people.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Ruth Ann Coverdale was born on Jan. 17, 1935, in Milford, Del., the youngest of five children, and was raised in nearby Slaughter Neck.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

It is this confounded revolver business," said Coverdale, "that I should like to see dispensed with.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.

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