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Bradstreet

[ brad-street ]

noun

  1. Anne (Dudley), 1612?–72, American poet.
  2. her husband Simon, 1603–97, governor of the Massachusetts colony 1679–86, 1689–92.


Bradstreet

/ ˈbrædˌstriːt /

noun

  1. BradstreetAnne (Dudley)?16121672FUSEnglishWRITING: poet Anne ( Dudley ). ?1612–72, US poet, born in England: regarded as the first significant US poet


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Cognizant, headquartered in New Jersey, grew out of a partnership between Dun & Bradstreet and an Indian firm.

Bradstreet had destroyed the stores destined for the Ohio by the destruction of Fort Frontenac.

"Governor Bradstreet was a venerable old man, nearly ninety years of age," said Grandfather.

Then would have arisen, like the shade of departed Puritanism, the venerable dignity of the white-bearded Governor Bradstreet.

Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough, observed Bradstreet, thoughtfully.

“Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough,” observed Bradstreet thoughtfully.

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