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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

Any woman of a certain age in anything by Shakespeare, Dickens, Congreve, Dryden or Sheridan.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

The Way of the World, written and directed by Theresa Rebeck, adapted from the play by William Congreve.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2018

The quote about Alexander the Great that they use in Die Hard is actually bastardised from dramatist William Congreve.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2017

"How do you account for the pendant which, according to Sir Arthur, belongs to his wife, Lady Congreve, being in Miss Moore's possession," Fergusson here put in.

From Christina by Moberly, L. G.




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