Beveridge

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Bev·er·idge ˈbe-və-rij

ˈbev-rij

Albert Jeremiah 1862–1927 American politician and historian

Beveridge

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William Henry 1879–1963 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal ˈtə-gəl

English economist

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