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Orel

American

[aw-rel, oh-rel, uh-ryawl] / ɔˈrɛl, oʊˈrɛl, ʌˈryɔl /

noun

a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.

Orel British

/ aˈrjɔl /

noun

a city in W Russia; founded in 1564 but damaged during World War II. Pop: 333 000 (2005 est)

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The Dodgers have won 12 Cy Young awards, the most of any major league team, with franchise icons including Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Fernando Valenzuela, Orel Hershiser and Clayton Kershaw bringing home the hardware.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It hadn’t happened for the Dodgers since Orel Hershiser in 1988.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

“Talking to Orel about some of that stuff that he’s gone through and the way people react to him, I think it’s obviously two different situations,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

The deals of Armando Broja, Jesper Lindstrom, Orel Mangala and Jack Harrison come to an end in June too, with no guarantees of those players being signed permanently.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

In order to give an idea of how such things are done I will describe a proceeding of the kind which took place in Orel, and received the full approval of the highest authorities.

From The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Garnett, Constance

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