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Cressy

British  
/ ˈkrɛsɪ /

noun

  1. rare the former English name for Crécy

"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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Carla Cressy worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but kept collapsing on shoots.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“The Bible says don’t put your faith in material possessions,” Cressy said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2024

On Friday afternoon, 85-year-old Carol Cressy visited what remained of her home.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2024

Becky Cressy, who is from "sunny, sunny Florida", is leaving with one souvenir, an umbrella.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2024

Cressy and Poitiers; the destruction of the Spanish fleet; the plague of the Black Death; the Jacquerie rising; these are treated by the author in "St. George for England."

From The Little Princess of Tower Hill by L. T. Meade

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