Example Sentences
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His mother, Lavern Rushin, became his most vocal supporter.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2022
I wear my cousin Russell’s hand-me-down clothing—every item too long and too wide—and I raise my hand every morning when Mrs. Lavern asks who is getting a free hot lunch.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2019
In the 1940s, the camp was purchased by Naples philanthropists Lester and Dellora Norris, who gave the property to their daughter Lavern Norris Gaynor upon their deaths.
From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2018
Lavern Jaros, director of the Division of Aging and Disability Services, said about $346,000 in county levy will go toward the program in 2018.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2017
“A 34 percent cut — that almost closes our doors,” said Lavern Scott, the executive director of Curley’s House, a food bank based in Miami that serves people in some of the poorest neighborhoods.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2012
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