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furphy

(ˈfɜːfɪ)
n, pl -phies
slang Austral a rumour or fictitious story
[C20: from Furphy carts (used for water or sewage in World War I), made at a foundry established by the Furphy family]

Furphy

(ˈfɜːfɪ)
n
(Biography) Joseph, pen name Tom Collins. 1843–1912, Australian author. His works include the classic Australian novel Such is Life (1903) and The Buln-Buln and the Brolga (1948)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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IN reply to Mr Furphy's letter, "It's a way lot nearer than it used to be."
Det Chief Insp Andrew Furphy added: "We are aware there might be further victims who have not yet spoken to police."
Detective Chief Inspector Andrew Furphy, who led the investigation for Lewisham police, said: "We are aware that there might be further victims who have not yet spoken to police.
Tom Furphy, Consumer Equity Partners, previously with Amazon Fresh and Wegmans, provided the keynote.
A keynote panel on potential disruptors in the healthcare distribution and services channels featuring: John Brownstein, PhD - Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children's Hospital; Tom Furphy - CEO of Consumer Equity Partners; Bill Resnick - Chairman and CEO of EmpiRx Health; and Dave Schlett - President, DAS Health Partners, will focus on the following:
Caption: Acosta's Tom Duffy, CEP's Tom Furphy, Pfizer's Lisa Paley and CVS' Cia Tucci
James Furphy: "I for one have absolutely no problem with Armed Response Units being on the streets.
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