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Kay

[key]

noun

  1. Arthurian Legend.,  Sir Kay, the rude, boastful foster brother and seneschal of Arthur.

  2. Ulysses Simpson 1917–1995, U.S. composer.

  3. a female or male given name: from a Greek word meaning “rejoice.”



Kay

/ keɪ /

noun

  1. (in Arthurian legend) the braggart foster brother and steward of King Arthur

“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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Kay Tutton, another potential eyewitness, contacted the BBC to say she saw a man taking a little girl away from the beach on the day Cheryl disappeared.

From BBC

Kay went to a police station shortly after seeing a news report about Cheryl going missing in 1970 but officers did not speak to her again after she told them what she saw.

From BBC

The BBC provided them with updated contact details after Kay, now aged 82, emailed us about the podcast - but she has not heard from officers.

From BBC

For years, Matthew McConaughey wouldn’t tell his mom, Kay, anything of substance during their weekly phone calls — her love of spreading news had cost her his trust.

Kay called the period a hiatus, which started after she took the media on a tour of Matthew’s childhood home without his consent.

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