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Savery

British  
/ ˈseɪvərɪ /

noun

  1. Thomas. ?1650–1715, English engineer, who built (1698) the first practical steam engine, used to pump water from mines

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Standing in a holding pen for inmates, wearing orange jail attire, Holdo looked back at Savery almost admiringly, at times bowing his head.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

It’s not as if Savery, a 5-foot-11, 200-pound senior, was giving hints he wanted to play quarterback last season.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2026

Richard Savery, one of the researchers, says, “You’ll get a word like ‘storm’, and then it’ll generate a whole bunch of related words, like ‘rain’.”

From NewsForKids.net Apr. 1, 2024

Savery has since moved to Texas and sold his ticket shares to another pal in their group.

From Seattle Times Feb. 4, 2023

First, he began work on his steam engine around the same time as Savery began work on his, so no later than 1698.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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