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  • 41espy — verb (T) literary to suddenly see someone or something …

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  • 42espy — verb, literary he espied a niche up in the rocks Syn: catch sight of, glimpse, see, spot, spy, notice, observe, discern, pick out, detect; literary behold …

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  • 43espy — v discern, perceive, detect, descry, discover, notice, make out, distinguish, recognize, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, Inf. spot; see, behold, observe, view, Brit. twig, Archaic. ken …

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  • 44espy — es·py …

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  • 45espy — es•py [[t]ɪˈspaɪ[/t]] v. t. pied, py•ing to see at a distance; catch sight of • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < OF espier « Gmc; see espionage …

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  • 46espy — see SPY …

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  • 47espy — v.tr. ( ies, ied) literary catch sight of; perceive. Etymology: ME f. OF espier: see SPY …

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  • 48ESPY, JAMES POLLARD —    a meteorologist, born in Pennsylvania; did notable work in investigating the causes of storms, and in 1841 published The Philosophy of Storms ; was appointed to the Washington observatory, where he carried on experiments in the cooling of… …

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  • 49Mike Espy — Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy 25th United States Secretary of Agriculture In office January 22, 1993 – December 31, 1994 President Bill Clinton Preceded by Edw …

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  • 50James Pollard Espy — For the fictional character, see The Magicians of Xanth. : This article is about the meteorologist known as The Storm King .Infobox Scientist name = James Pollard Espy box width = image width =150px caption = James Pollard Espy birth date = 9 May …

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