Duffy

American  

[duhf-ee] / ˈdʌf i /

noun

1. Sir Charles Gavan 1816–1903, Irish and Australian politician.

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Duffy British  

/ ˈdʌfɪ /

noun

1. 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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Duffy

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said nine people were killed when a Learjet 60 crashed near Cresthaven, Fla., at around 12:50 p.m. local time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost,” Duffy said in a statement on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Drought is only over when rivers, groundwater and reservoirs are back to normal levels and according to Philip Duffy, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, we "need sustained rainfall to recover".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

"By aligning financial incentives with actual performance, we are ensuring our warfighters are equipped with the lethal capabilities they need to fight and win," Duffy said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mr. Duffy set on the title-page of his "Ballad Poetry" the Irish motto, Bolg an dana, which not all his readers clearly understood; but which, to all who did, seemed extremely appropriate at the time.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur

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