Richard
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noun
noun
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Sir Cliff , real name Harry Rodger Webb . born 1940, British pop singer. Film musicals include The Young Ones (1961) and Summer Holiday (1962)
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Maurice , known as Rocket . (1921–2000); Canadian ice hockey player
Example Sentences
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The buyer, Swift Partners, is a company which has been created to buy the brand and includes former Co-operative Group boss Richard Pennycook.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He supported Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 and Richard Nixon in 1960 but vigorously opposed Barry Goldwater in 1964 after the Arizona senator voted against that year’s Civil Rights Act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The straw polls may show that some candidates are just not viable, and allow them to bow out in a dignified manner," Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I have no problem cutting back on forward guidance, but I think he took it a little too far,” said Richard Moody, chief economist at Regions Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
James and Richard come down the ladder, talking the whole way.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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