Morphy
Americannoun
noun
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Australian Florence Morphy gave the small terracotta urn to England captain Ivo Bligh as a trophy and symbol of her love.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
But the effort kept most alive until a new habitat could be prepared in Middle Ponil Creek, about 58 miles from Rito Morphy.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022
White soon recovers the pawn and another Black inaccuracy is all Morphy needs to launch a deadly sortie.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2021
Jamie Saxon, the president of Morphy, Makofsky, the New Orleans engineering firm that helped design the jail and schools, estimated that the elevation and hardening of those buildings “added a 35 to 40 percent premium.”
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2018
Lawson saw a connection between Fischer and Morphy in their precocious rise, although Bobby had yet to prove himself the world’s—let alone America’s—greatest player.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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