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Petrie

American  
[pee-tree] / ˈpi tri /

noun

  1. Sir (William Matthew) Flinders 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.


Petrie British  
/ ˈpɛtrɪ /

noun

  1. Sir ( William Matthew ) Flinders . 1853–1942, British Egyptologist and archaeologist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Petrie says that “we ultimately believe tariff noise will be addressed and BRP’s long-term brand value will prevail.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In the short run, Petrie doesn’t think there are many levers available for the company to offset the $500 million headwind in FY27.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His former Scotland team-mate Jonny Petrie is managing director and fellow Scot Neil McIlory is general manager.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

To those viewers, she was indistinguishable from Laura Petrie, everybody’s favorite perky wife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” and they couldn’t get over the thought of Laura divorcing Van Dyke’s charming, devoted Rob.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

That Phanês was a name used by the Egyptian Greeks we know from its occurrence on the fragment of a large vase discovered by Professor Petrie at Naukratis.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

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