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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)

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Henry Stimson, a veteran of the Taft and Hoover administrations, became war secretary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

El Camino Real 5, Taft 0: Jackson Sellz struck out 10 and RJ De La Rosa had two hits and three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“You can call it courageous,” said Don Cameron, a senior counsel at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, which is representing businesses in some of those lawsuits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

“We just played really fast,” said Garcia, a sophomore transfer from Taft.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Certairily on board the President Taft the hooray feeling was all over the place.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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