Alecto
Americannoun
noun
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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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