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Katherine

American  
[kath-er-in, kath-rin] / ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /
Also Katharine,

noun

  1. a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”


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But NPR chief executive Katherine Maher celebrated the ruling as a "decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press."

From Barron's

The first half of the opening hour is pure biography, starting with a return to the Jacksons’ two-bedroom 670 square foot house in Gary, Indiana where Joe and Katherine Jackson raised their nine children with modest means.

From Salon

Baty, who is 40, has a son and daughter with his wife, Katherine.

From BBC

That means he joins Picture Parlour's Katherine Parlour at the bottom of the guest leaderboard, on 10 points.

From BBC

"People have a natural love of sweet taste which has led many organizations, including the World Health Organization, to offer dietary advice on reducing the amount of sweetness in our diets altogether," said Katherine Appleton, Professor in Psychology at Bournemouth University and corresponding author for the study.

From Science Daily