garvey
1 Americannoun
plural
garveysnoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of garvey
First recorded in 1895–1900; probably from a proper name
Example Sentences
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"Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King are famous," the activist pointed out.
From Barron's
The “quiet selling story surrounding U.S. assets has not really come up to bite us,” Padhraic Garvey, who leads ING’s research team for the Americas, told Barron’s last week.
From Barron's
The “quiet selling story surrounding U.S. assets has not really come up to bite us, but it’s also not gone away, and is unlikely to,” Padhraic Garvey, who leads ING’s research team for the Americas, told Barron’s.
From Barron's
“Wednesday should be a non event, but we don’t know till we see it,” Garvey says.
From Barron's
Jill Garvey, the co-director of States at the Core, a rapid response organization that has worked in multiple states affected by ICE, told Salon that she doesn’t see how even the military, which has been put on alert for a potential deployment, could further militarize the federal presence in the Twin Cities.
From Salon
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