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Furness

American

[fur-nis] / ˈfɜr nɪs /

noun

Horace Howard, 1833–1912, and his son Horace Howard, 1865–1930, U.S. Shakespearean scholars and editors.

Furness British

/ ˈfɜːnɪs /

noun

a region in NW England in Cumbria, forming a peninsula between the Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay

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Furness has been selected as the Reform's candidate for mayor of Newham, while Sir Robin will act as the party's London director of local government.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

"ICE has even been arresting airport workers while they are on the job," said one of those who protested, reverend Mariah Furness Tollgaard of Hamline Church United Methodist.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Furness said that she had gained "much knowledge and wisdom" from the "breakdown" of her marriage to Jackman, 56.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

A representative for Furness did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

In 1856 the area of the diocese of Carlisle was extended, so as to include the whole of Cumberland except the parish of Alston, the whole of Westmorland, and the Furness district of Lancashire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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