Rory
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Why not let them get hands-on experience? Why just have them sit and watch?” said Rory Johnson, the child development instructor at the adult school.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Rory Fennessy of Oxford Economics noted that "excluding the effect of Irish GDP, eurozone growth remains remarkably steady at around 0.2 percent per quarter."
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The chart shared by Rory Johnston, founder and CEO of Commodity Context, shows a 40% drop in China oil imports this year, due to the Iran conflict.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
In “Offa: King of the Mercians,” Rory Naismith attempts to fill out the picture by relying on comments from rival kingdoms and the material evidence of coins, charters and structures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
So she asked me to go to her beauty parlor, her famous Mr. Rory.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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