Alecto
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Mars is in the grip of another woman, the fury Alecto, whose hair stands on end and whose eyes bulge with madness.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
Angelucci has urged West Virginia’s Republican governor, Jim Justice, to issue an executive order requiring Alecto Healthcare, the California-based for-profit chain that owns the hospital, to keep the facility open.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2020
Alecto purchased Fairmont Regional Medical Center while it was in bankruptcy in 2014, and bought the larger Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital in 2017.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020
Some nonprofit or community-owned hospitals, like the three Alecto had bought in West Virginia and Ohio, turn to for-profit hospital chains as a lifeline, hoping that a focus on generating revenue could help them survive.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020
The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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