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Greeley

American  
[gree-lee] / ˈgri li /

noun

  1. Horace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.

  2. a city in N Colorado.


Greeley British  
/ ˈɡriːlɪ /

noun

  1. Horace. 1811–72, US journalist and political leader: founder (1841) and editor of the New York Tribune, which championed the abolition of slavery

"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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In this Money Talks: Author and financial journalist Brendan Greeley tells Elizabeth Spiers about his new book, The Almighty Dollar—and the astonishing power this currency held long before the founding of the United States.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

Brendan Greeley explains how the dollar had power long before America.

From Slate Jun. 9, 2026

“The strike at Greeley could have been avoided.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Pay at the Greeley facility begins at $23.25 an hour, with an average of $26 an hour, according to JBS.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Greeley remained intrigued, and “hoped to have some further conversation with the ‘spirits.’”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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