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amiss

[uh-mis] / əˈmɪs /




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Since 1900, only England's Dennis Amiss has had as many as Pope's 16 innings in the top six in Ashes Tests and averaged less.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Only one other England player since 1900 – Dennis Amiss – has featured as many times in the top six in Ashes Tests and returned a lower average.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“They told us that our dorm building, especially, is prone to flooding,” said Erin Amiss, a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Jonathan Trott, self-effacing and unfussed, guided England into calm waters in the manner of a Barrington or an Amiss.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2011

What have we done Amiss? how erred, that God a water-bubble, Blown full of vapid air, exalts.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den




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