Guthrie

American  

[guhth-ree] / ˈgʌθ ri /

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.

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Guthrie British  

/ 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)

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Guthrie

“I do question whether we are getting to the end of the bull market around AI now,” Mergermarket Executive Editor Lucinda Guthrie said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Federal and local law enforcement have worked for more than six months to locate the elder Guthrie, without success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Guthrie wrote the weeper in 1948 to commemorate a plane crash in California’s Central Valley that killed all 32 on board, including 28 Mexican nationals with a one-way ticket back home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Guthrie, the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, was 84 when she went missing from her Arizona home in January.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

In the last week of July 1926, as the summer heat reached infernal temperatures, the trial of Hale and Ramsey for the murder of Henry Roan began at the redbrick courthouse in Guthrie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann