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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Supt Tom Pearse of Suffolk Police said dive teams recovered the body of a child from a nearby pond.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Supt Pearse said formal identification had yet to take place, but Noah's family had been informed.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Pearse Vallely is one of those content creators – the 31-year-old from Ballymurphy, in west Belfast, makes a living from his work on social media.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Pearse has complex needs, he has cerebral palsy, he has scoliosis, he has respiratory disease, so he's really 24-hour care," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

"Oh, Venner, let us look into this!" exclaimed Pearse with unconcealed curiosity.

From The Pirate Woman by Aylward Edward Dingle

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