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Jody

American  
[joh-dee] / ˈdʒoʊ di /

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


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That arrangement ran afoul of the NFL’s governance rules—and the league had been pressuring Jody Allen to follow through with a sale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Jody might throw in a maxim long framed on her bathroom wall: “Quityerbellyachin.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Hochstein, 43, and her former partner Jody Glidden, 52, were booked on felony charges of unlawfully intercepting oral statements from the Miami housewife’s ex-husband Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

The paintings, by former Wolves star Jody Craddock, were unveiled on Friday before the game against Liverpool.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

On the way to the barn, Jody noticed how the young grass was up and how the stubble was melting day by day into the new green crop of volunteer.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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