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Alecto

American  
[uh-lek-toh] / əˈlɛk toʊ /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. one of the Furies.


Alecto British  
/ əˈlɛktəʊ /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the three Furies; the others are Megaera and Tisiphone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Mr. Sarrao of Alecto conceded that while there “may have been some administrative issues at O.V.M.C. that caused some delays in payment, these issues have been resolved and payments reached their correct destination.”

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2020

Lawsuits against Alecto seeking unpaid bills piled up.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2020

Alecto also at times fell behind on payments for employees’ health insurance, so their coverage lapsed, according to multiple former staff members.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2020

Voldemort had stationed Alecto Carrow in the Ravenclaw common room, and there could only be one explanation: Voldemort feared that Harry already knew his Horcrux was connected to that House.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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