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Bres

American  
[bres] / brɛs /
Or Bress

noun

Irish Legend.
  1. a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.


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“Before, it felt like a choice to say the names right,” said Julia de Bres, a linguist at Massey University in New Zealand.

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2023

McConnell: I’ve been worried about your health, Bres.

From Slate Oct. 23, 2020

Bres started laughing, I joined in, and Jimmy didn't want to have a go at Bres so he picked on me.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2015

I was hoping I'd take the last wicket, but it's fitting that Bres got it.

From The Guardian Dec. 29, 2010

Lugh was a kind of counterpart to Bres; he was the son of Cian, a Danaan, and a daughter of the Fomorian champion Balor of the Mighty Blows, or of the Evil Eye.

From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Morris, Kenneth

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