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Godfrey

American  
[god-free] / ˈgɒd fri /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “god” and “peace.”


interjection

  1. (sometimes lowercase) (used as an exclamation of surprise, anger, etc.)

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Mugisha Godfrey, an artisanal miner from Busia in eastern Uganda, travelled to Cheporor after hearing about the discovery from a friend.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"Peng and colleagues' encounter with a vast fossil graveyard is a truly unique discovery," Stephen J Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum wrote in Nature.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

“Money isn’t everything, even though it obviously helps,” said Andrea Godfrey Flynn, a marketing professor at the University of San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

This discovery "reminded me of a trailer for the first in a series of epic movies", Godfrey commented in a linked Nature paper.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Mda quickly established a branch of the Youth League at Fort Hare under the guidance of Z. K. Matthews and Godfrey Pitje, a lecturer in anthropology.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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