Harvey

American

[hahr-vee] / ˈhɑr vi /

noun

William, 1578–1657, English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood.
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “army” and “battle.”

Harvey British

/ ˈhɑːvɪ /

noun

William. 1578–1657, English physician who discovered the mechanism of blood circulation, expounded in On the motion of the heart (1628)

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Harvey Scientific

/ här′vē /

English physician and physiologist who in 1628 demonstrated the function of the heart and the circulation of blood throughout the human body.

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The Block Party includes food and live music and DJ sets by Roosevelt Cordova, Flying Lotus, DJ Harvey and others, as well as free admission to the new building.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Lenkiewicz previously wrote the 2022 film She Said about the investigation into Harvey Weinstein, and was the first female dramatist to have an original play on the main stage of the National Theatre in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Ann Harvey contacted BBC Your Voice last month after her teenage son had failed to get a test in Reading and finally sat his driving test in Bury St Edmunds, more than 130 miles away.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s the implication of research from Campbell Harvey of Duke University and Claude Erb, a former commodity-fund manager at TCW.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

When it was over, John Harvey disappeared into the crowd.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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