Example Sentences
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Rushin’s mother, Lavern, said that much of the support came from the autism community and people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2020
Giving Mrs. Lavern a box of chocolates is simply not my parent’s priority.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2019
Alan Lavern Bean was born March 15, 1932, in Wheeler, Tex., and completed high school in Fort Worth.
From Washington Post • May 26, 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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