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Bodley

American  
[bod-lee] / ˈbɒd li /

noun

  1. George Frederick, 1827–1907, English architect.


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Outside a polling location on Tuesday afternoon, Lela Bodley told the BBC she and her mother had travelled to two polling places only to be turned away at both.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

“I haven’t got a title yet,” Pullman told The Associated Press in his home city of Oxford, where he was honored Thursday with the Bodley Medal.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

Board member Debby Borza of California, was also affected by the terrorist attacks – having lost her 20-year-old daughter, Deora Bodley, in the Flight 93 crash.

From Fox News Aug. 11, 2021

Bodley, like so many other voters, had help shaping his view from outside forces.

From Washington Post Jan. 18, 2017

It is fair to assume that at twelve years of age Francis Bacon was as proficient in languages as were Philip Melancthon, Agrippa d'Aubigné, or Thomas Bodley at that age.

From The Mystery of Francis Bacon by Smedley, William T.

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