Duffy

[ duhf-ee ]

/ ˈdʌf i /

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noun

Sir Charles Gav·an

[gav-uhn], /ˈgæv ən/, 1816–1903, Irish and Australian politician.

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How to use Duffy in a sentence

Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 10 felony charges including assault, robbery and burglary.
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King’s College’s Duffy points out that after World War I “there was this very clear sense of young people being betrayed by older generations,” who had sacrificed mere teenagers in battle.
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Ideally anti-malarial drugs like chloroquine and pyrimethamine would be given at the same time as the shot to minimize the chances people will miss treatments, Duffy says.
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In the new study, Duffy and his colleagues gave 44 healthy people in the United States three intravenous doses of the vaccine spaced about a month apart.
A malaria vaccine with live parasites shows promise in a small trial|Erin Garcia de Jesús|June 30, 2021|Science News

Frank Lambert (Patrick Duffy), Step by Step Divorce is hard.
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“They had to go up because there was so much Republican money in some of these states,” says Duffy.
How Harry Reid Carpet-Bombed the South|Eleanor Clift|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Duffy, it happened, was Big Bill Duffy, a jolly henchman of Owney Madden, the racketeer.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Billy Duffy once backed Titanic in a bet against a powerful amateur golfer, noted for his long drives.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only Duffy, the sole Republican in the bunch, made it to Capitol Hill.
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Mr. Duffy was a Roman Catholic, and professed unbounded respect for the priests.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Mr. Duffy, firing beans at us from the rear, accelerated our pace to a frightful degree.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
We were having a great time playing in the ooze when Mr. Duffy appeared in sight.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
Well, Mr. Duffy did not allow boys to swim in his pond, which made it all the more inviting.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
In a great many circles, Mr. Duffy could not be looked at with more wonder if he had recommended to cut off Mr. O'Connell's head.
The Felon's Track|Michael Doheny

British Dictionary definitions for Duffy

Duffy

/ (ˈdʌfɪ) /

noun

Carol Ann. born 1955, British poet and writer; poet laureate from 2009, her collections include Standing Female Nude (1985), The World's Wife (1999), and Rapture (2005)

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