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Congreve

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


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"That's cool, as an engineering feat," says Dr Congreve, who was not involved in the work himself.

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

“It’s got that same kind of cruelty,” says Rebeck, who looked at an obscure 17th-century suggestion Rickman made before settling on the Congreve staple.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

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

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2012

Was he, Harry, guilty of something like the pose of Congreve?

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells




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