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bree

1 British  
/ briː /

noun

  1. broth, stock, or juice

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bree 2 British  
/ briː /

noun

  1. a Scot word for brunt

"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

Etymology

Origin of bree1

Old English brīg , variant of brīw pottage; related to Old High German brīo soup, Old English brīwan to cook, Middle Irish brēo flame

Origin of bree2

C19: perhaps from earlier bree brow

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Over two separate video interviews from New York — Oppenheimer from her home; Van Patten and White, later in the day, from a hotel room — The Times caught up with the trio to discuss bringing the dark and twisted saga to an end, why Stephen wasn’t dealt more severe punishment and the love story between Bree and Wrigley.

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But I said to the writers room, “I just want it to be her finally having the decision — Bree or him, friends or him — and her choosing him and then, it’s not this, but it’s as if he just drives away and leaves her by the side of the road.”

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How did you and the writers grapple with why Evan and Bree would invite Stephen to the wedding after everything that happened in college?

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So it’s not up to Bree, and like a lot of people do, she’s decided to accept that her fiancé has this friend she hates.

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At what point did you both learn that it was Bree who released the tape with Lucy confessing to lying about being sexually assaulted by Chris — a lie she told to protect Pippa, his actual victim?

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