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calvary

[kal-vuh-ree] / ˈkæl və ri /




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And when the calvary arrives in Episode 6 of "The Rings of Power," they do so on horses.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2022

But the calvary also isn’t coming — not yet, anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

That same day, a supporter misspelled the word “cavalry” in tweeting that “The calvary is coming, Mr. President!”

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021

His calvary - his enemies would say "deceit" - goes back to 2006.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2016

The triumphal arch and ossuary are very inferior to St. Thégonnec, but the calvary is a magnificent monument, unequalled in Brittany, richly sculptured and ornamented.

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 by Charles W. Wood


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