Athol
Americannoun
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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Athol Fugard, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins are among the dramatists who put their unmistakable imprints on the Fountain.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025
And then I remembered Athol Fugard telling me that bigger does not always mean better.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Deokaran’s killing spurred another corruption whistleblower, Athol Williams, to leave the country, he said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023
At Blair Athol he gathered his first army of Royalist clansmen, and good fortune gave him also a nucleus of trained troops.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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