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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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“It’s time for me to call it a day,” Coverdale said in his Thursday video.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Then health problems among the band members — including Coverdale — derailed that effort after only a couple of months.

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

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

You can do a great deal for us, Coverdale," said I. "But the first thing we shall ask you to do is to forget that you are an official.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.

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