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McGuffey

American  
[muh-guhf-ee] / məˈgʌf i /

noun

  1. William Holmes, 1800–73, U.S. educator: editor of the Eclectic Readers, a series of school readers.


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Security consultant Jim McGuffey, who previously held senior positions at Brink’s and Loomis, called the heist “a very professional job.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Jim McGuffey, an armored car and physical security expert, called the theft “a shock.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

In Cincinnati, Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said she had given three commendations for successful interventions at the county jail since her department began the program last year.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022

Their progenitor was the McGuffey Readers, of which an estimated 120 million copies were sold between 1836 and 1960.

From Slate • Aug. 17, 2020

"Sorter what th' feller calls vain regrets," suggested McGuffey.

From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Grant, Gordon