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ferryman

[fer-ee-muhn] / ˈfɛr i mən /
NOUN
oarsman
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The plea deal was a compromise, prosecutor Theresa Anne Ferryman said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2019

Ferryman thinks it is right to be cautious about new medical technologies.

From Nature • Sep. 24, 2019

On the non-musical side of things, The Ferryman, Jez Butterworth’s drama about the IRA, chalked up four wins, including Best Play and Best Direction of a Play for Sam Mendes.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2019

Last year, at 43, he made his stage debut in Jez Butterworth’s play The Ferryman as a soulful County Armagh farmer impossibly in love with his sister-in-law.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2018

Mr. Ferryman records that he had an old friend, a clergyman, of retired and studious habits.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various




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