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Congreve

[kon-greev, kong-] / ˈkɒn griv, ˈkɒŋ- /


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Watch League Two Bromley take a shock lead as Cameron Congreve scores within eight minutes against Newcastle United in the FA Cup at St James' Park.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Easing the actors on to Planet Congreve was movement director Francine Watson Coleman.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2019

“It’s got that same kind of cruelty,” says Rebeck, who looked at an obscure 17th-century suggestion Rickman made before settling on the Congreve staple.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

Also on hand is a model of a British Congreve rocket used in the assault.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2012

Says Congreve, in the “Way of the World”:— “The gentlemen stay but to comb, madam, and will wait on you.”

From England in the Days of Old by Andrews, William




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