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Plunket

British  
/ ˈplʌŋkət /

noun

  1. Saint Oliver. 1629–81, Irish Roman Catholic churchman and martyr; wrongly executed as a supposed conspirator in the Popish Plot (1678). Feast day: July 11

"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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The 30-year-old created the piece of cricket history playing for Central Stags on day two of their match against Northern Districts in New Zealand's Plunket Shield.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Mr Plunket said: "The benefit is children being children again. They're too young to be stuck on a screen; they need those real-life experiences."

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

After studying art history at Williams College and getting a graduate degree in theater at Sarah Lawrence, Plunket moved to New York, where he struggled to make a living as an actor.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

The movie was never made, and Plunket failed to sell his third novel, an illustrated coffee table book about a fictional interior designer.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Like for instance Papa said old man Plunket told him the train hit a mule and a cow at the same time yesterday just outside of Cold Sassy.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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