Willem I
Americannoun
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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
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 Paine, Ralph Delahaye
Willemite was named in honor of Willem I, King of the Netherlands.
From Let's Collect Rocks and Shells by Shell Union Oil Corporation
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