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calvary

[kal-vuh-ree] / ˈkæl və ri /




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Ms. Haley arrived at the high school with her own calvary.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Jessie Sheehan, on the other hand, skips the oats and calls in pecans, and a calvary of spices including ginger and nutmeg.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2022

So began a calvary of severe fatigue, brain fog, imbalance and other symptoms that are still with her eight months later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

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

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2016

"I think I saw something, too," said a third voice, that of Skimmy, the calvary man.

From The Boy Land Boomer Dick Arbuckle's Adventures in Oklahoma by W. H. Fry


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