Gerry
Americannoun
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Elbridge 1744–1814, U.S. politician: vice president 1813–14.
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Also Gerri. a male or female given name.
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The Royal Iris of the Mersey featured in the 1965 film Ferry Cross the Mersey, starring the band Gerry and the Pacemakers, who also sang the legendary title song.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Taylor also wrote out of the same 1650 Broadway building in New York where Gerry Goffin and Carole King were based.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Under cross-examination he was asked: "You want to be able to say that Gerry Adams is the man responsible for the bomb that injured you?"
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
He stayed at Cablevision for a decade, during which Gerry credited him with helping turn his company into the eighth-largest cable operator in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Gerry had a good job as a color matcher in a button factory, mixing dyes to any color a retailer wanted to make his dresses distinctive.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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