Ferdinand
Americannoun
noun
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An irony of the band’s career is how it ushered in what Mr. Hyden calls “clones of the Strokes,” such as the Killers and Franz Ferdinand, that enjoyed more popular success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ferdinand Ayité was arrested in Togo in 2021 after complaints from government ministers over comments made online.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
This makes the ride "easier and safer without having to think about it," Avinox developer Ferdinand Wolf said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Crowds lined the parade route, waiting to catch a glimpse of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the imperial throne of Austria-Hungary, seat of the thousand-year-old Hapsburg Empire.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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