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Cavell

American  
[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.


Cavell British  
/ ˈkævəl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape

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Doyle was there recently when the Lions invited Kevin Cavell, a 64-year-old former Baton Rouge police commander now running for Oakdale chief, to lay out his vision for the department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Before West Ham played Leicester on 27 February, Chris and his guest, singer Paige Cavell, both had six correct results from nine games, with one exact score, and were tied on 90 points.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2025

More than 5,000 protesters, some toting candles, turned out at the screening, according to an essay by the philosopher Stanley Cavell in the 1993 anthology “Jean-Luc Godard’s Hail Mary: Women and the Sacred in Film.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

Air Force B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets, drones and other aircraft were involved in the fighting across the country, according to Australia-based security firm The Cavell Group.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

Some of the fugitives, hearing of Nurse Cavell, managed to get into touch with her, and asked her to help them to escape.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by James Edward Parrott

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