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Coverdale

American

[kuhv-er-deyl] / ˈkʌv ərˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles, 1488–1569, English divine: translator of the Bible into English 1535.

Coverdale British

/ ˈkʌvəˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)

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Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale had an important announcement to make: He’s quitting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Yet those iconic videos don’t feature Sykes, as Coverdale had fired the guitarist before the “Whitesnake” album was released — a dismissal Sykes said he found out about from the band’s A&R rep.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Coverdale also shared other tributes to Marsden on social media.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

Ruth Ann Coverdale was born on Jan. 17, 1935, in Milford, Del., the youngest of five children, and was raised in nearby Slaughter Neck.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Coverdale nodded his head in silence, while I felt a pang of dismay.

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.

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