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Taft

American  
[taft] / tæft /

noun

  1. Helen Herron 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).

  2. Lorado 1860–1936, U.S. sculptor.

  3. Robert A(lphonso) 1889–1953, U.S. lawyer and political leader (son of William Howard).

  4. William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th president of the U.S. 1909–13; chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1921–30.


Taft British  
/ tæft /

noun

  1. William Howard. 1857–1930, US statesman; 27th president of the US (1909–13)

"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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Taft 11, Cleveland 0: The Toreadors advanced to the Division I semifinal behind Sebastian Gamez, who threw the shutout.

From Los Angeles Times May 17, 2026

Roosevelt’s successor to the White House, William Howard Taft, had the tennis court removed; most of the former Tennis Cabinet members were not welcome in the Taft administration.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Venice won the City Section title over Taft on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

He was the first black lawyer admitted through an examination to the Florida bar, and later served as consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua during the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Taft has a Bakugan arena on the floor, a soccer ball, books about wizards and orphans.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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