Vidal

American

[vi-dahl] / vɪˈdɑl /

noun

(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.

Vidal British

/ viːˈdæl /

noun

Gore. 1925–2012 US novelist and essayist. His novels include Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1974), Lincoln (1984), and The Season of Conflict (1996)

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The suit also names the California Board of Parole Hearings commissioners as defendants, as well as Los Angeles County and the deputy district attorney who attended Vidal’s 2017 hearing, Steve Sowders.

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Chargers running back Kimani Vidal, promoted from the practice squad earlier this season after the team’s top two backs were injured, spent much of the first half on the sideline with a leg injury.

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Also key was the ball carrying of Vidal, promoted from the practice squad in Week 6 because of injuries to the top two Chargers running backs, Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton.

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Get a command performance out of Vidal, who rushed for 124 yards last week.

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Vidal, the second-year running back who played sporadically last season, didn’t make the 53-man roster to begin the season.

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