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Spalding

American  
[spawl-ding] / ˈspɔl dɪŋ /

noun

  1. Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.

  2. a male given name.


Spalding British  
/ ˈspɔːldɪŋ /

noun

  1. a town in E England, in S Lincolnshire: noted for its bulbfields. Pop: 22 081 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Trade Representative is preparing, says Ryan Majerus, partner at King & Spalding and a former U.S. trade official.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Ryan Majerus, a partner at law firm King & Spalding and former U.S. trade official, told her that he sees a refund timeline of 60 to 90 days.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Spalding was born in 1850 in Byron, Ill. His widowed mother sent him at age 11 to live with his aunt and uncle in nearby Rockford, where he first played baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The trademark is the namesake of Albert Goodwill Spalding, who in 1876 co-founded A.G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

And in his enormous hands he was holding a brand new top-of-the-line Spalding Official League basketball, still in its box.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

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