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Griswold

American  
[griz-wawld, -wuhld] / ˈgrɪz wɔld, -wəld /

noun

  1. Erwin Nathaniel, 1904–1994, U.S. lawyer and educator: dean of Harvard University Law School 1950–67.

  2. a male given name.


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On Tuesday, Sandberg announced that Bridget Griswold, 25, was taking over as chief executive of Lean In, pointing to her background in artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In 1955, S. Smith Griswold, an actor-handsome Stanford man, took over the local air quality agency and worked for 10 years to put more muscle and teeth into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Then, Watanabe and Griswold worked with theoretical biophysics colleague Padmini Rangamani, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, to look more closely at axons' physical properties.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

Griswold, however, says she also documented pearls in live neurons imaged with a technique that doesn’t require either freezing or chemical fixatives.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 2, 2024

In a 1981 study, Griswold & Chroback found that the harp, flute, and piccolo had high feminine ratings; the trumpet, string bass, and tuba had high masculine ratings.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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