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Nagy

American

[nod-y^uh, noj] / ˈnɒd yə, nɒdʒ /

noun

Imre 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.

Nagy British

/ nɔdj /

noun

Imre (ˈimrɛ). 1896–1958, Hungarian statesman; prime minister (1953–55; 1956). He was removed from office and later executed when Soviet forces suppressed the revolution of 1956; reburied with honours in 1989

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They were gathered in the city's Heroes' Square for the reburial of the man behind Hungary's failed uprising in 1956, Imre Nagy.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“It was the most harebrained operation I’d seen in my 38 years with the U.S. government,” Nagy said, referring to the methods used this year.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

ISS spokeswoman Izabella Nagy said the firm was limited in how it could comment.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

It hired former NFL scout and Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy as its formal general manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

At age five I raised my good left hand in Sunday school and used a month’s ration of words to point out this problem to Miss Betty Nagy.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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