Smedley
Americannoun
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From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2026
Jenny Smedley, who carries out vision screening in Sheffield schools, says it is a good way to make sure most children are included.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
The young Smedley loves to stare through a hole in her roof to gaze at the sky.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024
Smedley, who is defending himself, said disagreeing with a hospital’s discharge plan was hardly a commercial blockade.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
During the pause after Chester had finished “Rock of Ages,” Mr. Smedley came up to the newsstand to buy his monthly copy of Musical America.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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