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McGuffey

American  
[muh-guhf-ee] / məˈgʌf i /

noun

  1. William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.


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Security consultant Jim McGuffey, who previously held senior positions at Brink’s and Loomis, called the heist “a very professional job.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2024

Jim McGuffey, an armored car and physical security expert, called the theft “a shock.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2024

In Cincinnati, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said she had given three commendations for successful interventions at the county jail since her department began the program last year.

From New York Times Feb. 27, 2022

Their progenitor was the McGuffey Readers, of which an estimated 120 million copies were sold between 1836 and 1960.

From Slate Aug. 17, 2020

“And,” said Josh Kingsley, “when such tough fellows as Tony Pollock, Asa Green, Wedge McGuffey and Dock Phillips start to turning leaves you can begin to see angel wings sprouting back of their shoulder blades.”

From The Boy Scouts of Lenox by Webster, Frank V.

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