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Valéry

American  
[va-ley-ree] / va leɪˈri /

noun

  1. Paul 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.


Valéry British  
/ valeri /

noun

  1. Paul (pɔl). 1871–1945, French poet and essayist, influenced by the symbolists, esp Mallarmé. He wrote lyric poetry, rich in imagery, as in La Jeune Parque (1917) and Album de vers anciens 1890–1900 (1920)

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Valery Tishkov, a communications official for the Russian military, said that Starlink was only used marginally and that the army "has all modern, domestically-produced communication services. The operations control system functions reliably and ensures the command and control of troops at the front."

From Barron's

Malinin has the masculine version of his mother's maiden name as his parents were worried Skorniakov would be too difficult for Americans to pronounce - and his maternal grandfather, Valery Malinin, is a figure skating coach in Russia.

From BBC

But in a moment captured on video, Alekseyev quipped that Prigozhin was welcome to take Russia’s then-minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, and the chief of its general staff, Valery Gerasimov, whom Prigozhin held responsible for military failures.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Russian court ruled to transfer ownership of Domodedovo to the state in June, after finding its two owners -- Dmitry Kamenshchik and Valery Kogan -- were foreign residents who had no right to manage the asset.

From Barron's

Uganda were well beaten but salvaged some pride when Omedi scored in stoppage time, his shot finding the net via a big deflection off Tunisian defender Yan Valery.

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