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Butterfield

British  
/ ˈbʌtəˌfiːld /

noun

  1. William . 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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By 1858, the famous Butterfield stagecoaches were ferrying the mail through the cut over the pass, hazarding a vertiginous angle comparable with San Francisco’s Lombard Street, without the switchbacks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

In New York City, where the cakes are sold on select days in the Upper East Side’s Butterfield Market, people continue to show up in droves, lining up hours before the cakes are even stocked.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

Butterfield & Son for $1 billion in cash and 52.1 million Butterfield shares, currently valued at $645 million.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Alexander Butterfield, the former White House aide who revealed the existence of damaging recordings related to the break-in at the Watergate hotel in Washington DC, died aged 99 on Monday, according to his wife.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

A moment later there came the bugle call: Dan, Dan, Dan, Butterfield, Butterfield, then forward.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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