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Hoad

American  
[hohd] / hoʊd /

noun

  1. Lew(is Alan), 1934–94, Australian tennis player.


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After he was eventually transferred to the NHS, Mr Hoad suffered a heart attack.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2024

Instead, Djokovic joins Jack Crawford in 1933 and Lew Hoad in 1956 as men who won a year’s first trio of Grand Slam tournaments and made it all the way to the U.S.

From Seattle Times Sep. 12, 2021

Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set victory over Lewis Hoad.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2019

So why, asks Phil Hoad, are the authorities trying to ban them?

From The Guardian Oct. 3, 2018

A complete change has come to the Australians who are in Africa under Colonel Hoad.

From Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front by A. G. (Alfred Greenwood) Hales

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