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Heffelfinger

American  
[hef-uhl-fing-ger] / ˈhɛf əlˌfɪŋ gər /

noun

  1. William Walter Pudge, 1867–1954, U.S. football player.


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Tom Heffelfinger, a former U.S. attorney in Minnesota who is now in private practice, said Magnuson is fair to both sides, and said his COVID-19 concerns are reasonable.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2022

A federal prison is also preferable, Heffelfinger said: "You can assume that a state prison is not a safe or hospitable place for him to do such a long sentence."

From Fox News • Dec. 17, 2021

Heffelfinger said it’s rare for a judge to do that, but he has seen it happen.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021

As Mr. Heffelfinger prepared for his game of laser tag in the Missoula community center, a group of teenagers were playing paintball one floor below.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2021

The Miss Heffelfinger of his list, whom he found and interviewed within an hour of his arrival, was a teacher of German whose difficulties with the English language immediately eliminated her from the diminishing equation.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis