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Conybeare

British  
/ ˈkɒnɪˌbɪə, ˈkʌn- /

noun

  1. William Daniel. 1787–1857, British geologist. He summarized all that was known about rocks at the time in Outlines of the Geology of England and Wales (1822)

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These are challenges to which Catherine Conybeare, a professor of classics at Bryn Mawr College, rises admirably in her biography “Augustine the African.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Ms. Conybeare tracks the stages of Augustine’s life and uses this framework to guide the reader through his major works and ideas, explaining what he was doing and why.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

Professor Conybeare said an enduring lesson from that trade conflict was that if there is a wide disparity in economic strength between two countries, the stronger country will probably prevail.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2018

“The New NY Bridge project continues to take unprecedented measures to protect endangered sturgeon and other aquatic life,” said Brian Conybeare, a special adviser to the governor for the bridge project.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2015

In 1845 Howson, having taken orders, accepted the post of senior classical master at the Liverpool College under his friend W. J. Conybeare, whom he succeeded as principal in 1849.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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