Here are the possible solutions for new york was named for him before he became king clue
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james
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New York was named for him, before he became king
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a short crowbar
gleason
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Jackie with, aptly, a New York bus depot named for him
arturo
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He became New York Philharmonic music director 30 years before Leonard
neko
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Rocker Case who tweeted "If a dude called me a 'cougar' I'd be more likely to kill him bare-handed and shit him out in front of his parents than fuck him"