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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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That seems odd: Scalia’s entire judicial career, promoting originalism and textualism for constraining judicial activism, stands in opposition to the judicial mindset pioneered in Griswold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“We started hearing about the fire around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,” Griswold said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Johns Hopkins graduate student and study first author Jacqueline Griswold tested the idea but found no effect on axon pearling.

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

“What if Mr. Griswold never finished his game? What if getting to ‘The Black Cat’ story is all there is right now?

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman