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
“Higher, higher,” Greenough shouted to the lamp holder, according to House historians, who wrote, “Soon, flames leapt from the lamps to the wooden box and pole that held them aloft.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023
MacDonald, a 2022 third-round pick, played high-school hockey for Noble & Greenough school near Boston.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022
On August 1, 1736, Greenough purchased the house and land of his father-in-law, William Clarke, on the south side of Portland Street.
From Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers by Bedini, Silvio A.
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