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Harrington

British  
/ ˈhærɪŋtən /

noun

  1. James. 1611–77, English republican and writer. He described his ideal form of government in Oceana (1656)

"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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Harrington, the 2026 US Senior Open champion, drove the ball well but was let down by indifferent iron play and a cool putter.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Zach Johnson shot a seven-under-par final round to hold off Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington in the inaugural Portugal Invitational at The Els Club in Vilamoura.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Michael Harrington, one of its founders, described the DSA’s pragmatic approach as “the left-wing of the possible.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Harrington said he thinks Harrison's work showed Burnham that poetry was not something reserved for the middle classes.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

A Washington Post journalist, Walt Harrington, had come to Alabama to do a piece on our work a year earlier and had heard me describe the McMillian case.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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