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Greville

American

[grev-il] / ˈgrɛv ɪl /

noun

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

Greville British

/ ˈɡrɛvɪl /

noun

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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Britain has produced some formidable diarists—Parson Woodforde, Charles Greville, Chips Channon, Harold Nicolson—but no name resonates with the power of Samuel Pepys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"I know about Natalie and Suzie, not to mention Kelly," Ms Greville continued.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2022

His barrister, Chris Daw, QC asked about Ms Greville describing lockdown as "hell" during her evidence.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

The court heard that Giggs and Ms Greville broke up for several weeks around Christmas 2019, but got back together and went on holiday together to Dubai in February 2020.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

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

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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