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[bou] / baʊ /


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Before he sentenced Ms. Kingsbury, Judge Stephen R. Bough of Federal District Court agreed with prosecutors that “we will never ever know what took place.”

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

“If you are evicted, then you are less likely to be able to rent in the future,” said Councilwoman Andrea Bough, who represents Kansas City’s 6th District at large.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Although Bough said the 14- and 15-year-old boys didn’t intend the petition to be circulated beyond the team, the petition caused “substantial disruption” at the high school and in the district that justified the discipline.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

“We see ourselves as a cultural ecosystem,” said Bonin Bough, Triller’s chief growth officer at Interactive Advertising Bureau’s annual leadership meeting on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2021

“The strongest jaws in England,” says Bough piteously, harpooning his dry morsel, “couldn’t eat this leg in less than twelve hours.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis




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