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The former NHL executive recalled attending a Furies game where 86 tickets were sold at a time when the arena seated around 16,000.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Like the Furies and the Fates of Greek mythology, the subjects of Samantha Leach’s “The Elissas” are troubled and troubling young women enacting a drama that feels both ancient and inevitable.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Not only is "Furies" action-packed but it also examines whta may turn a person to become a villain.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2023

To fill the skies with vintage aircraft — Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman F8F Bearcats, Hawker Sea Furies, Douglas A-1 Skyraiders and a Sequoia helicopter — Dillard turned to collectors for their semiretired warbirds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Annabeth and Grover moved up behind the Furies cautiously, looking for an opening.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan