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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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Grocery Outlet is hoping to turn things around by closing struggling stores to focus on building clusters around its high-performing ones, said Catherine Douglas Moran, an editor at the trade publication Grocery Dive.

From Los Angeles Times

The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeast England in front of around 2,000 people including heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine.

From Barron's

“A refueling aircraft is a gas station, not a fighter jet,” said French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

He wasn’t ready for Catherine O’Hara to go, nor Rob Reiner, who bade Idle a poignant farewell at a recent L.A. party.

From Los Angeles Times

The race to wipe Chavez from public view is the easy part, said Catherine Gudis, professor of history and director of the Public History Program at UC Riverside.

From Los Angeles Times