purvey
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Ms. Purvey was born in a Mexican community in South Texas.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022
That intricate operation would have cost $2,600 if done commercially; Purvey spent only $1,000.
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In the course of our march from Toniba to Bambakoo, we lost Sergeant McKeil, Purvey, and Samuel Hill.
From The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 by Whishaw, John
About eight years after its completion the whole was revised by Richard Purvey, his curate and intimate friend, whose manuscript is still in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
A revised edition, usually assigned to Wyclif's friend, John Purvey, was completed a few years later.
From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various
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