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abbey

[ab-ee] / ˈæb i /
NOUN
building that houses monks, nuns, or priests; church
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Will Abbey sold 29,477 shares for $8.2 million across five days beginning in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

When Alicia Fox was discharged from Muckamore Abbey Hospital her mother Catherine was hopeful of a new beginning.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

According to tradition, Caedmon worked as a laborer at Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Matthias started to slide down the rope on the Mossflower side of the wall, where the woods came close up to the Abbey.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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