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Jude

American  
[jood] / dʒud /

noun

  1. a book of the New Testament.

  2. the author of this book, sometimes identified with Judas, the brother of James.

  3. Judas.

  4. a male given name, form of Judd or Judah.


Jude British  
/ dʒuːd /

noun

  1. a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Jude )

  2. the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19

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Proceeds from the auction were designated for charitable causes, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Palm Beach County sheriff’s office.

From Salon

He later separated from his wife Charlotte and they took the "incredibly difficult" decision to split Jude and Tommy up, because the boys could not tolerate living together.

From BBC

That magnificent effort capped a fine all-round performance from Rogers and reaffirmed his status as England's first-choice number 10 at next summer's World Cup - despite world-class competition from Foden, Palmer and Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham.

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England international Jude Bellingham told TNT Sport that the squad were "100%" behind their manager.

From BBC

Jude Law and Jack Black were the love interests.

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