Spee
Americannoun
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The Graf Spee had been a great threat to the Allied forces in WWII, having sunk eight merchant ships between the outbreak of war in September 1939 and the end of that year.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023
Yes, J. Edgar Hoover’s Airedale Spee De Bozo is buried here, but Petey, the dog from the “Our Gang” movies, is not.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2019
Mike Spee hems and haws with blood-pressure-raising exasperation as a beleaguered hotel manager.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2017
Last year, aware of mounting pressure from the university, two of the clubs — Fox and Spee — voted to admit women.
From New York Times • May 6, 2016
More dangerous than the Emden was the German cruiser squadron under Admiral Graf von Spee, which concentrated in the South Pacific from Kiao-Chau and elsewhere.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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