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Eldridge

American  
[el-drij] / ˈɛl drɪdʒ /

noun

  1. (David) Roy, 1911–1989, U.S. jazz trumpeter.

  2. a male given name.


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His conglomerate, Eldridge Industries, is best known for sports and entertainment assets, and for investing in real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two of the most exposed companies are Security Benefit Life Insurance, which is owned by Todd Boehly’s investment firm Eldridge, and Delaware Life Insurance, a subsidiary of private-equity-owned Nassau Financial Group, according to the research.

From The Wall Street Journal

Top prospect Bryce Eldridge, a power-hitting first baseman, rose through four minor league levels last season but batted .182 with a bushel of strikeouts this spring and will start the season in triple-A.

From Los Angeles Times

After writing four novels in the Lily Wong series, which features a modern-day Chinese Norwegian ninja, Tori Eldridge plumbs other aspects of her heritage to create a new series about a park ranger in “Kaua’i Storm.”

From Los Angeles Times

Eldridge writes so beautifully about the land, or āina, you can almost smell the flora and fauna, while her evocative description of a hula performed during the birthday party is transporting: “She extended her field-tanned arms to the ‘ukulele player’s vamp, undulating one hand at a time like a graceful wing while the other hand poised on her hip.”

From Los Angeles Times