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Greville

American  
[grev-il] / ˈgrɛv ɪl /

noun

  1. Fulke 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.


Greville British  
/ ˈɡrɛvɪl /

noun

  1. Fulke (fʊlk), 1st Baron Brooke. 1554–1628, English poet, writer, politician, and diplomat: Chancellor of the Exchequer (1614–22); author of The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652)

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“I can’t believe it, Greville,” he said in English, grabbing Wynne by the shoulders.

From Literature

They had an agent named Greville Wynne, a salesman who traveled often to Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union on legitimate business.

From Literature

Now, in late April 1961, with Kennedy reeling from the Bay of Pigs and desperate for some good news, Greville Wynne drove to London Airport to meet his Soviet visitors.

From Literature

When the British salesman and MI6 agent Greville Wynne visited Moscow, Penkovsky slipped into Wynne’s hotel room.

From Literature

Other prominent silver ticket owners were the Smyth family of Ashton Court, and the nearby Greville Smyth Park.

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