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Fred

American  
[fred] / frɛd /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Frederick.


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Wave Neuroscience CEO Fred Walke said Ramos was a natural fit for the project because of his expertise in personalized medicine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“This generation is looking at a fairly bleak situation,” said Fred Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The combined company would have nearly 5,000 stores under Kroger banners including Fred Meyer, Roundy’s and Mariano’s with the owner of Safeway, Vons and Jewel-Osco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Tommy Lasorda was making the on-the- field decisions, but it was GM Fred Claire who put the Dodgers in position to win their sixth World Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Selkie and Fred jumped in to help fish out the coconuts, which would have been more helpful if they hadn’t kept playing coconut soccer instead.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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