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[rest] / rɛst /


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The five paintings from the original collection at Wrest Park had become part of the estate of the late Duchess of Oxburghe, inherited by her great-nephew Bamber Gascoigne.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2017

Wrest Park is a country estate and gardens which is now owned by English Heritage.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2014

You're just a Wrest Ham fan who occassionally writes for them?

From The Guardian • May 6, 2013

Wrest Park tells the story of England's love affair with landscape.

From The Guardian • Aug. 1, 2011

Wilson bought a fabric-winged Gypsy Moth, christened it Ever Wrest, and learned the rudiments of flying.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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