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Congreve

[kon-greev, kong-] / ˈkɒn griv, ˈkɒŋ- /


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Dan Congreve and colleagues at Stanford University are working on LEDs made with perovskite crystals, a material often used in solar cells.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

The Restoration saw Britain’s first-ever professional actresses, and both Otway and Congreve helped them shine.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2019

The Way of the World, written and directed by Theresa Rebeck, adapted from the play by William Congreve.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2018

Also on hand is a model of a British Congreve rocket used in the assault.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2012

He thought of Dickens' famous utterance on the subject of being flippant about one's life's work; he thought of the example of Congreve.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells




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