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Selfridge

American  
[sel-frij] / ˈsɛl frɪdʒ /

noun

  1. Harry Gordon, 1857?–1947, British retail merchant, born in the U.S.


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“He’s a local celebrity now,” said Shelli Selfridge, a clerk at a convenience store where one of Bradshaw’s flowers graces the pavement and his legal problems are a frequent topic of conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

At Michigan’s Selfridge Air Force Base — renamed the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in 1971 — he handled public relations and advertising.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

“As a matter of fact, that’s probably the way he wants it,” said Selfridge, the U.S. chief of protocol during Obama’s second term.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

The class went first to Selfridge Army Air Field in Michigan for combat training, and was sent overseas in December.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2022

“So Selfridge, that lightweight, pukes” Rex Reese was saying.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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