Nevers

American

[nuh-ver] / nəˈvɛr /

noun

a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.

Nevers British

/ nəvɛr /

noun

a city in central France: capital of the former duchy of Nivernais; engineering industry. Pop: 40 932 (1999)

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“Your untimely death has crushed me, and broken the hearts of believers and shocked an entire nation,” televangelist and former Vice-President Nevers Mumba posted on Facebook after Ngosa’s death was announced on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

It's curious that Bloys chose "The Nevers" hill to die on since the show was not received well and earned a disappointing 49% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023

Dorothy Tse’s “Owlish” is set in the fictional Nevers, a stand-in for Hong Kong, a city of shadows whose slick, “shimmering, mirrored facades” hide layers of sinister underworld.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Some reports said the shows "Nevers" and "Westworld" would be pulled from HBO Max.

From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2022

The pope sent him back to the Archbishop of Sens, to the Bishop of Nevers, and Master Robert de Corzon, with instructions to examine into his orthodoxy.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea

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