Frederick
Americannoun
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a city in central Maryland.
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Also Frederic. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “peace” and “ruler.”
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Reverend Frederick Haynes III won Crockett’s endorsement to succeed her in the heavily Democratic 30th District.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
That changed in 1956, when physicists Clyde Cowan and Frederick Reines successfully detected them in an experiment known as "Project Poltergeist."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Kevin Kelly, Simeone’s executive director, says Frederick Simeone bought it from Symbolic in part because he believed in the car’s possible ties to Le Mans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The Shapiros, who moved to Frederick County, Md., from nearby Montgomery County in 2021, had decided they wanted to be closer to their daughter, who was pregnant with their first grandchild.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Frederick and Bruno squealed and ran, flailing their arms.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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