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Haverford

American  
[hav-er-ferd] / ˈhæv ər fərd /

noun

  1. a township in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.


Example Sentences

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Cardinale grew up in Villanova, Penn., an affluent suburb on Philadelphia’s Main Line, and attended The Haverford School, an all-boys prep school.

From The Wall Street Journal

Karp—who studied philosophy at Haverford College and got a law degree from Stanford University—said in an August earnings call that hiring university students these days has meant hiring people who have “just been engaged in platitudes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He tracked the fire online through Temescal Canyon Road up to Haverford Avenue, one of the boundaries of his neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times

Lutnick joined Cantor Fitzgerald right after his 1983 graduation from Haverford College, which he attended on scholarship.

From BBC

One key narrative was that of a former swimmer in California, Jancy Thompson, who was suing over USA Swimming’s exposure in the actions of her coach, Norm Haverford.

From Salon