Alcott

American

[awl-kuht, -kot] / ˈɔl kət, -kɒt /

noun

(Amos) Bronson 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
his daughter Louisa May, 1832–88, U.S. author.
a first name.

Alcott British

/ ˈɔːlkət /

noun

Louisa May. 1832–88, US novelist, noted for her children's books, esp Little Women (1869)

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Alcott explained that she initially went back to jump again after her difficult landing, out of "embarassment" and "just so I wasn't making a big deal out of it".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Alcott added that the long delay would also mean the snow on the piste would begin to melt in the midday sun, meaning any racer who followed Vonn would struggle to match Johnson's time.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

Alcott knew things rarely turn out the way you imagine them and the chasm between what you pictured and what you plated is the story.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Laguna Niguel officials issued an evacuation order at 4:06 p.m. for Copps Hills Street, with a shelter-in-place order for Middleton Place and Alcott Place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Some of the reading had been wonderful; the Louisa Alcott books for example.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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