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Dempsey

American

[demp-see] / ˈdɛmp si /

noun

Jack William Harrison Dempsey, 1895–1983, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1919–26.

Dempsey British

/ ˈdɛmpsɪ /

noun

Jack. real name William Harrison Dempsey. 1895–1983, US boxer; world heavyweight champion (1919–26)

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Half an hour after the latest Scotland debacle in Dublin, Jack Dempsey walked up the touchline at the Aviva Stadium in his underpants.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Darcy Graham and Jack Dempsey will start for Scotland in Saturday's Six Nations meeting with France at Murrayfield, while Zander Fagerson drops to the bench.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The Wasserman drama highlights the opaque nature of the committee, said Dempsey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

"A lot of our operations are definitely a skill from the past," said Dempsey, adding that people don't learn how to "darn their socks anymore."

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Any one of them was a good prospect to grow up, put on weight and trim Dempsey.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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