Ferdinand
Americannoun
noun
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Former England defender Rio Ferdinand and actor Kevin Hart hosted the event, while tennis legend Novak Djokovic and NBA star Kevin Durant joined Brady in asking questions.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
As one intelligence analyst put it to me last week: His inspiration may be Marshal Ferdinand Foch, the general who commanded French forces at the Battle of the Marne in 1914.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
President Ferdinand Marcos's spokeswoman on Monday said the president had been "saddened by what happened".
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore are sending their prime ministers, while the Philippines will be represented by President Ferdinand Marcos.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
In Peking, in the 1670s, Ferdinand Verbiest, a Jesuit astronomer, was able to build instruments based on his designs without ever having seen Brahe’s originals.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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