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Foxe

American  
[foks] / fɒks /

noun

  1. John, 1516–87, English martyrologist.


Foxe British  
/ fɒks /

noun

  1. John . 1516–87, English Protestant clergyman; author of History of the Acts and Monuments of the Church (1563), popularly known as the Book of Martyrs

"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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In one of Fox’s narratives—a tale within Ms. Oyeyemi’s tale—this fixation is called out by Mary Foxe, a character Mr. Fox has supposedly imagined.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

While some critics have accused Mantel of promoting anti-Catholic propaganda and treating Cromwell a little too kindly, she, unlike Foxe, does not shy away from the blood that trails Cromwell's ascent.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2025

"We think this potential biomarker is key to the possibility for us to screen these treatments in the mouse models. The auditory sensory memory marker provides a sensitive measure," Foxe said.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2024

He said the stories John Foxe detailed in his 16th-century treatise are no longer taught in American Christian homes as once was the case.

From Washington Times May 10, 2023

“An illustration from Foxe; one of the less attractive deaths, I have always thought, although who can fathom the ways of martyrs?”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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