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Guthrie

[guhth-ree]

noun

  1. A(lfred) B(ertram), Jr., 1901–91, U.S. novelist.

  2. Sir (William) Tyrone, 1900–71, English stage director and producer.

  3. Woodrow Wilson Woody, 1912–67, U.S. folk singer.

  4. a city in central Oklahoma: the former state capital.

  5. a male given name.



Guthrie

/ ˈɡʌθrɪ /

noun

  1. Samuel. 1782–1848, US chemist: invented percussion priming powder and a punch lock for exploding it, and discovered chloroform (1831)

  2. Sir ( William ) Tyrone . 1900–71, English theatrical director

  3. Woody, full name Woodrow Wilson Guthrie. 1912–67, US folk singer and songwriter. His songs include "So Long, it's been Good to Know you" (1940) and "This Land is your Land" (1944)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Farizan thanked Hager for teaching her that being herself is enough and told Guthrie that she was one of the reporters she studied for her senior thesis in college.

“I believed that he was going to be OK,” the 47-year-old mother of three told “Today” co-host and friend Savannah Guthrie.

Guthrie explained Tuesday that she and Jones, who co-hosts the third hour of “Today,” sat for a pretaped interview that will air Friday.

Deputies conducted an area search and located the vehicle matching the victim’s description parked near Cascante’s home on 18th and Guthrie Street, authorities said.

Later in the night, Morello invited them back onstage to freestyle on Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.”

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