Greenaway
Americannoun
noun
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Kate. 1846–1901, English painter, noted as an illustrator of children's books
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Peter. born 1942, British film director; noted for such cerebral films as The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), Prospero's Books (1990), and Eight and a Half Women (1999)
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Earlier this month, unions withdrew their support - with GMB Scotland's senior organiser Keir Greenaway telling the BBC that the scheme would only add more bureaucracy to the sector.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
Now 53, Mr. Greenaway, was just a baby when his father died, leaving him to be raised in Australia by his German mother.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024
"It's the highest accolade you can achieve as a real ale pub and it means the world to us," George Greenaway, the head brewer and licensee told BBC Radio WM.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024
In early February, Judge Joseph Greenaway, a Clinton appointee, announced that he’d be retiring from the Court of Appeals Third Circuit in mid-June.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023
The influence of Kate Greenaway is strongly marked in the work of many of these designers for children's books.
From English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books by Sketchley, Rose Esther Dorothea
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