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Fort Lauderdale

American  
[law-der-deyl] / ˈlɔ dərˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Florida: seashore resort.


Fort Lauderdale British  
/ ˈlɔːdəˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SE Florida, on the Atlantic. Pop: 162 917 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At 39, when he should be chilling a pickleball court outside Fort Lauderdale, he’s amid one of the most age-defiant performances in sports history, leading his team to the brink of his second consecutive title.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Fort Lauderdale hosted the Scots for their pre-tournament training camp, so the heat and humidity that will hit them when they step off the plane will not be a shock.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Because his father was born in Brooklyn and later lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ryerson was eligible to play for either Norway or the U.S., which has missed just one World Cup since 1990.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Frontier has added flights to nine different cities out of Orlando, Fla., and JetBlue did the same with more than a dozen routes from Fort Lauderdale.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

I packed my bags, said good-bye to my family, and returned to Fort Lauderdale.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

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