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Amory

American  
[ey-muh-ree] / ˈeɪ mə ri /

noun

  1. a first name.


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In 1926, Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, a professor of public health at Yale and president of the American Public Health Association, envisioned a new approach in his speech at the society’s annual meeting.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2025

Amory Gould is the “demon brother” of William and Regan’s stepmom, busy conducting a coup of his own.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2023

Surveillance video footage from Amory High School in Mississippi shows the intensity of the storm.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2023

But if you look at Justine Yu-Ping Davis’ Lucia Amory, wife to Sir Amory’s son Richard, you can start to see how balance isn’t quite achieved.

From Seattle Times Jul. 21, 2022

The noise brought Ser Amory Larch out onto the covered gallery above the ward, flanked by two torchbearers.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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