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Katherine

American  
[kath-er-in, kath-rin] / ˈkæθ ər ɪn, ˈkæθ rɪn /
Also Katharine,

noun

  1. a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”


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Katherine Clarke looks at the rise of the nine-figure teardown, or as many call it, “adaptive reuse.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Katherine “Kitty” Good Semisch, a retired Bucks County teacher and a key figure in the documentary, says the series is perfectly timed for the midterms because of its efforts to humanize everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In this video, Katherine Long breaks down the findings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

How stupid am I, he thought, that I’m obeying Katherine?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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