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Radford

American  
[rad-ferd] / ˈræd fərd /

noun

  1. Arthur William, 1896–1973, U.S. admiral: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1953–57.

  2. a town in SW Virginia.


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Television City’s owner, Hackman Capital Partners, is already in the process of selling the historic Radford Studio Center, which gave L.A.’s Studio City neighborhood its name.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Worboys, now known as John Radford, "accepts that he does not currently meet the test for release", according to a decision published on Thursday.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Radford was mortified, feeling like his preferences were being used in a proxy war between senior executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 28, 2026

Earlier this year, Hackman Capital Partners said it was turning over the historic Radford Studio Center in Studio City to Goldman Sachs.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

He requested his transcripts from Radford and from Virginia Highlands Community College and figured out that he had about a year’s worth of credits.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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