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Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson gave Canada a deserved lead in the ninth minute only for Floran Douay to fire France level seconds later.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

On Bienville’s left is Father Athanase Douay, the monk who accompanied the explorer on his expedition.

From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020

One of the most interesting documents is an Osage translation of the Douay Rheims Bible, an early English version used by the Jesuits during the 1800s.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2017

Hence, in the cutting room at judgment day, the film editors may include a Douay man, a King James man, a Revised Standard splicer, and so on.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has just arrived from Douay, they say; but the Count seems angry with that letter the courier brought him from Paris.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)