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Finlay

[ fin-ley, -lee, fin-lahy fin-lee ]

noun

  1. Car·los Juan [kahr, -lohs wahn], 1833–1915, U.S. physician, born in Cuba: first to suggest mosquito as carrier of yellow fever.
  2. a river in N British Columbia, Canada, flowing SE to join the Parsnip River in forming the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.


Finlay

/ ˈfɪnlɪ /

noun

  1. FinlayCarlos Juan18331915MCubanMEDICINE: physician Carlos Juan (ˈkarlos xwan). 1833–1915, Cuban physician: discovered that the mosquito was the vector of yellow fever
“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
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Example Sentences

While Argentina failed to take advantage of yellow cards for Finlay Bealham and Joe McCarthy, and would see two players sent to the sin bin themselves, Ireland conceded 13 penalties for the second game in succession.

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Like in the New Zealand game last week, Ireland conceded 13 penalties - while Finlay Bealham and Joe McCarthy were yellow-carded - and were guilty of letting Argentina back into the game during the second half.

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Finlay MacDonald, 41, is accused of murdering dad-of-six John MacKinnon at Teangue on Skye and attempting to murder three other people on 10 August 2022.

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She said: "I just froze and I said 'Finlay what do you think you are doing?' as soon as I saw the gun. Three or four steps and he had done it."

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It is, therefore, a big night for Jack Crowley and the same can be said for Finlay Bealham, who replaces the injured Tadhg Furlong at tight-head prop.

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