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Amory

American  
[ay-muh-ree] / ˈeɪ mə ri /

noun

  1. a first name.


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Amory Lovins, a bespectacled and mustachioed 78-year-old physicist and former MacArthur grant recipient, doesn’t buy the safety rationale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

After a few hours of research, the podcast host Amory Sivertson thought she had found the answer.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

In a surprise turn, John Cameron Mitchell plays Amory, with Cruella de Vil hair and nearly visible fangs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Tyrion smelled Gregor Clegane's work, or that of Ser Amory Lorch or his father's other pet hellhound, the Qohorik.

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

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