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Cavell

American

[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

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

Cavell British

/ ˈkævəl /

noun

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

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With one game still to be played, he is level with his guest, singer Paige Cavell, who also has six correct results with one exact score.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

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

Jill Laidlaw has worked for 37 years at Camp Cavell in Lexington, Mich., a little spot of paradise on Lake Huron.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

“Leon County has been supportive of the citizen-led effort to survey the New Hope location and learn more about the area’s history,” county spokesman Matheiu Cavell said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2020

Edith Louisa Cavell was born in 1866 at the country rectory of Swardeston, near Norwich, of which parish her father, the Rev. Frederick Cavell, was rector for forty years.

From A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell by Protheroe, Ernest

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