Jeffries

American

[jef-reez] / ˈdʒɛf riz /

noun

James J., 1875–1953, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1899–1905.

Example Sentences

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Not everything on Mr. Jeffries’s list of demands is a nonstarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

So immovable is Ferguson that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries went to Annapolis this week to meet with him.

From Slate

“Bill Ferguson authentically believes that the votes don’t exist in the State Senate to move forward,” Jeffries said in a statement afterward.

From Slate

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ list of demands—unveiled in early February, shortly after Alex Pretti was shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis—ranges from banning agents from wearing masks to outlawing racial profiling.

From Slate

House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Jackson "was a legendary voice for the voiceless," in a tribute to the late civil rights leader posted on X.

From BBC

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