Selfridge
Americannoun
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“He’s a local celebrity now,” said Shelli Selfridge, a clerk at a convenience store where one of Bradshaw’s flowers graces the pavement and his legal problems are a frequent topic of conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
At Michigan’s Selfridge Air Force Base — renamed the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in 1971 — he handled public relations and advertising.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
Abbington, 51, who starred in Sherlock and Mr Selfridge, missed last weekend's show for medical reasons but had been expected to return next week.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023
“As a matter of fact, that’s probably the way he wants it,” said Selfridge, the U.S. chief of protocol during Obama’s second term.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
“So Selfridge, that lightweight, pukes” Rex Reese was saying.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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