Greenough
Americannoun
noun
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Still, her father enrolled her in an elite Catholic school where she was nurtured by Mother Greenough, a nun with a doctorate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
"They are massively important for us as it draws so many people here who would probably never know we're here otherwise," said Lindsey Greenough, who runs Caffi Sosban on the town square.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023
MacDonald, a 2022 third-round pick, played high-school hockey for Noble & Greenough school near Boston.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
The exhibition, and the subtle and deeply felt catalogue essay by curator Sarah Greenough, focuses considerable attention on Adams’s religious life, and tenancy is fundamental to his spirituality.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
In 1872 appeared A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, founded on Comparative Grammar, by Joseph A. Allen and James B. Greenough, a work of great critical carefulness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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