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Catherine

American  
[kath-er-in, kath-rin] / ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /
Or Catheryn

noun

  1. a female given name.


Catherine British  
/ ˈkæθrɪn /

noun

  1. Saint. died 307 ad , legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria, who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded

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He had been due to formally assume the role after presenting his credentials to Ireland's President Catherine Connolly at her residence on Tuesday.

From Barron's

But Catherine says introducing a mandatory waiting period would be pointless as the wait times for a driving test are already so long.

From BBC

The first professor who understood me was my movement teacher, Catherine Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal

Catherine Shuttleworth, owner of marketing agency Savvy, said Next had enjoyed good sales "in a time where consumer confidence has been pretty suppressed".

From BBC

Catherine Duncan, a 61-year-old minister from Minneapolis, learned a different approach from a therapist years ago: Choose the middle way.

From The Wall Street Journal