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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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Asked about the Elk Grove representative’s comments, spokesperson Jennifer Cressy said “his views have not changed” since 2018, when McClintock railed against tariffs in a House floor speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

“All of my goodies gone. A firefighter told me that it will all hit me in a few days on what happened,” Cressy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

Even after all the destruction, Cressy smiled brightly and joked with her neighbors who stopped by.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

As Cressy drove up the street, Daryl Gross stopped to talk with her neighbor whom she didn’t quite know on a first-name basis.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

On 22nd September three British cruisers, the Aboukir, Hogue, and Cressy, were cruising off the coast of Holland.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward

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