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Cavell

American  
[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.


Cavell British  
/ ˈkævəl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape

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“He didn’t have any questions for me,” Cavell said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

With one game still to be played, he is level with his guest, singer Paige Cavell, who also has six correct results with one exact score.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2025

Jill Laidlaw has worked for 37 years at Camp Cavell in Lexington, Mich., a little spot of paradise on Lake Huron.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2021

“Leon County has been supportive of the citizen-led effort to survey the New Hope location and learn more about the area’s history,” county spokesman Matheiu Cavell said.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2020

On the evening of August 5 Nurse Cavell was engaged in binding lint on the wound of one of the invaders, when a peremptory knock on the door resounded through the quiet hospital.

From A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell by Protheroe, Ernest

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