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reft

American  
[reft] / rɛft /

verb

  1. a simple past tense and past participle of reave.

  2. a simple past tense and past participle of reave.


reft British  
/ rɛft /

verb

  1. a past tense and past participle of reave 1

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Further study by National Systematics Lab scientist Abigail Reft identified the cells as spirocysts, which are unique to the Hexacorallia subgroup of cnidarians.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

“The Big Ten is the premiere conference for women’s volleyball,” said Reft, who served as an assistant at Minnesota from 2010-12 and Illinois from 2018-19.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

Reft was announced as UCLA’s next women’s volleyball coach on Monday, bringing the women’s national team seasonal assistant and former San Diego associate head coach to Westwood for his first head coaching position.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

“Here’s one with Mike Wallace,” said Ryan Reft, who specializes in modern United States history, as he sifted through a stack of photographs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2018

Here’s another dear illusion    Reft away and wholly gone: O the spiritual confusion    Of the pained progressive Don!

From The Casual Ward academic and other oddments by Godley, A. D. (Alfred Denis)

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