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Bradley

[ brad-lee ]

noun

  1. Bill William Warren, born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.
  2. Francis Herbert, 1846–1924, English philosopher.
  3. Henry, 1845–1923, English lexicographer and philologist.
  4. Omar Nelson, 1893–1981, U.S. general: Chief of Staff 1948–49; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1949–53.
  5. Thomas Tom, 1917–1998, U.S. politician: mayor of Los Angeles 1973–93.
  6. a town in NE Illinois.
  7. a male given name.


Bradley

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. BradleyA(ndrew) C(ecil)18511935MEnglishWRITING: critic A ( ndrew ) C ( ecil ). 1851–1935, English critic; author of Shakespearian Tragedy (1904)
  2. BradleyF(rancis)18461924MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher F ( rancis ) H ( erbert ). 1846–1924, English idealist philosopher and metaphysical thinker; author of Ethical Studies (1876), Principles of Logic (1883), and Appearance and Reality (1893)
  3. BradleyHenry18451923MEnglishLANGUAGE: lexicographer Henry . 1845–1923, English lexicographer; one of the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary
  4. BradleyJames16931762MEnglishSCIENCE: astronomer James . 1693–1762, English astronomer, who discovered the aberration of light and the nutation of the earth's axis
“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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Deputy council leader Paul Bradley said: "Although it is spring, we are already planning for our Christmas events, which bring communities together to celebrate and are a welcome boost to footfall for our traders."

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When six-year-old Bradley Lowery died after a long illness - he was only 18 months when diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer - he had become known to the whole football community.

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Bradley Nowell’s death from an accidental heroin overdose came just two months before the release of the band’s first major-label album.

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The commission said Mrs Bradley had believed she would be in line for a promotion when she returned to work after having her baby.

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Instead, he tries to locate another broken-down Bradley where the risks will be smaller.

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