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Greville

American

[grev-il] / ˈgrɛv ɪl /

noun

Fulke 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.

Greville British

/ ˈɡrɛvɪl /

noun

Fulke (fʊlk), 1st Baron Brooke. 1554–1628, English poet, writer, politician, and diplomat: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–22); author of The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652)

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Britain has produced some formidable diarists—Parson Woodforde, Charles Greville, Chips Channon, Harold Nicolson—but no name resonates with the power of Samuel Pepys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Hilary Manley, the judge at Manchester Crown Court, directed that he was not guilty on all three counts against Kate and Emma Greville.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023

Judge Manley went on to say that both Kate Greville and former Wales manager Mr Giggs became distressed while giving their evidence., but she said they must "..put aside any sympathy".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2022

His barrister, Chris Daw, QC asked about Ms Greville describing lockdown as "hell" during her evidence.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

Now, in late April 1961, with Kennedy reeling from the Bay of Pigs and desperate for some good news, Greville Wynne drove to London Airport to meet his Soviet visitors.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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