Clifford
Americannoun
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Clark McAdams 1906–98, U.S. lawyer and government official.
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William Kingdon 1845–79, English mathematician and philosopher.
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a male given name.
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Mr. Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation and author of “The Troublemaker,” a biography of Jimmy Lai.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
That was Clifford Roberts, and that was Bobby Jones,” he said, referencing the Roberts and Jones, co-founders of Augusta National.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Chesapeake Risk Advisors’ Clifford Rossi estimates that severe-delinquency rates could increase by 18%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Kate Clifford, who is head of the Rural Communities Network, said the geography of County Fermanagh means it is "badly served" by roads.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
I did have an urge to stay out of school and study saxophone and jazz composition like the old-timers I admired—Bird, Coltrane, Clifford Brown—but I was afraid I might never get out of Delaware.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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