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Brindley

British  
/ ˈbrɪndlɪ /

noun

  1. James . 1716–72, British canal builder, who constructed (1759–61) the Bridgewater Canal, the first in England

"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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“The government doesn’t care if R. Kelly is killed in the Bureau of Prisons,” Brindley said in his Tuesday reply.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

"Within an hour, officers with guns came into his hospital room and removed him," Brindley told the court.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2025

“The circumstances set forth above are as extraordinary as they are terrifying,” Brindley wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

Rape Crisis Scotland chief executive Sandy Brindley said the system must change.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2025

At the Worsley end Brindley constructed a basin, into which coal was brought from different workings of the mine by a subterranean water channel.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

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