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Ogilvie

American  
[oh-guhl-vee] / ˈoʊ gəl vi /

noun

  1. John, 1797–1867, Scottish lexicographer.


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Tilly Ogilvie, who lives in student accommodation in the cordoned-off road, told BBC Radio Cornwall she was turned away from her home on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

A graduate of the Congregationalist Yale College, Ogilvie was ordained in England and served as an Anglican missionary in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Thorpeness was initially transformed from a hamlet into a holiday resort by playwright and barrister Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie in the early 20th Century.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

Ogilvie, who had seen the woman’s photo on missives from the local elementary school, smiled back, honored to be in the presence of an L.A. legend.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

From the time that Colette Ogilvie collapsed, the church bells of Philadelphia tolled without cease.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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