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Gordy

American  
[gawr-dee] / ˈgɔr di /

noun

  1. Berry, Jr. born 1929, U.S. music and record producer: founder of Motown records.


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Kyle Gordy insists he choses to donate directly to women because it is more personal than a "cold and clinical" regulated clinic.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Alice Coltrane was born in Detroit, and was a product of the same environment that gave the world Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, Jr., who was a neighbor.

From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2026

It has long been dictated by charismatic men such as Mr. Gordy, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Wonder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Another vocal standout is Miki Abraham, who plays Lulu, Maizy’s whiskey-making street-savvy cousin, who sees straight through Gordy, even if she can’t help being enticed by his rakish game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

Four or five strokes into the race, Gordy Adam and Stub McMillin “washed out,” their oars popping out of the water before they had completed their pulls.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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