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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A 22-piece orchestra, under the music supervision of Darryl Archibald, draws out the all the sublime color of Frederick Loewe’s music.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The story quotes Frederick Hess, director of education policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, as praising the new curriculum’s use of primary sources.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Regardless, the brothers Frederick and William Stanley established Stanley’s Bolt Manufactory in 1843 and built a thriving business in wrought-iron bolts and door handles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Unlike Frederick, Washington had precocious ambitions for martial glory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Like Frederick Douglass, these five people lived out their final years as free people.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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