Willem I
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But then, the first time I saw Willem, I said, I’ve got to bow seven times, bro.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
The widow of a wealthy merchant of rice and grains, Borski helped King Willem I by buying 2,000 of the central bank’s initial 5,000 shares, attracting other investors and making a profit.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 24, 2011
Dear Willem, I thought, as I stepped back inside and closed the door, he was about as good a salesman of the church as Father was of watches.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Willemite was named in honor of Willem I, King of the Netherlands.
From Let's Collect Rocks and Shells by Shell Union Oil Corporation
Then he decided to try a diving bell, King Willem I having bestowed upon him a more favorable privilege by the terms of which the salvage company was to have one-half of the treasure recovered.
From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Ralph Delahaye Paine
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