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Bethune

American  
[buh-thyoon, -thoon] / bəˈθjun, -ˈθun /

noun

  1. Mary McLeod 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil rights leader.


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“There is a high probability we’ll have a negative second quarter” in terms of economic growth, Bethune said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 28, 2026

One February afternoon I told my social-studies teacher that King wasn’t a real hero—that he was weak—and that Black History Month should focus on someone else, like Mary McLeod Bethune.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Later at Mary McCloud Bethune Junior High, he fell in with a group of kids who included Raymond Washington, who went on to form the Crips with Stanley “Tookie” Williams, another South L.A. native.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2025

He also expanded his burgeoning watch collection, reportedly buying pieces by Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, De Bethune and F.P.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2024

From there Ms. Bethune guided her charges to the Muni stop, where they caught the number four tram to the Marina District.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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