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purvey

[per-vey] / pərˈveɪ /


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Carol ends up at a ramshackle New Mexican community of fellow-sufferers, who purvey the mantra of self-love.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

But the question is in the execution of these new plots, and specifically how ardently this spinoff will purvey a skewed image of justice’s inner workings, as is the tendency of Wolf’s other work.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2018

Much of its appeal lies in the contrast between the ostensibly stodgy actors and the outlandish tales they purvey.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015

The former are treated very well, because they purvey the ideas and analysis that fuel the think tank’s operations.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2012

“And you are my young master his nephew, who knew where to purvey me of good steel,” added Fulford, shaking Giles’s hand.

From The Armourer's Prentices by Hennessy, W.J.