Pearse

British

/ pɪəs /

noun

Patrick ( Henry ), Irish name Pádraic. 1879–1916, Irish nationalist, who planned and led the Easter Rising (1916): executed by the British

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He enlisted the assistance of his wife Vicki Pearse -- a leading expert on anemones based at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station, and other colleagues to investigate the question.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Ms Lapton's neighbour in Pearse Close, Jayde Cartwright, said she had leaks in her ceilings and black mould in her bathroom and bedroom, which she shared with her 14-month-old son Brogan.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

It will begin at the junction of South Lotts Road and Ringsend Road and travel across McMahon Bridge and down Pearse Street to the junction of Lombard Street East and Westland Row.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2023

Another local lawmaker, Pearse Doherty, said the full impact of the tragedy had yet to sink in.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2022

The only consequence to us, wrote Padraic Pearse before action, is that some of us may be launched into eternity.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

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