Gregory
Americannoun
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Lady Augusta Isabella Augusta Persse, 1852–1932, Irish dramatist.
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Horace, 1898–1982, U.S. poet and critic.
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James, 1638–75, Scottish mathematician.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “watchful.”
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In 2021, Raytheon’s Gregory Hayes warned that “we are at least several years behind” on hypersonic weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
But EY chief economist Gregory Daco doubts Warsh will try to persuade the rest of the committee that additional easing is warranted.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Gregory Jones KC, for Vale of Glamorgan council, called the proposal "a logical rounding off of Llantwit Major rather than an intrusion into untouched landscape".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The Duffers imagined him as a creepy Mr. Rogers, so Parris incorporated a 1950s Gregory Peck-style suit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Scruffy, Mr. McGuire's golden retriever, came up to Gregory and gave him a kiss.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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