Mather

[ math-er, math- ]

/ ˈmæð ər, ˈmæθ- /

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noun

Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.

his father, In·crease

[in-krees], /ˈɪn kris/, 1639–1723, American clergyman and author.

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Mather, who will lead the team that will select the winner, said tapping into the public’s ideas could help push the concept of starshades off the ground.
Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade|Tatyana Woodall|August 2, 2022|Popular-Science
“It sees things that I never dreamed were out there,” Mather says.
Here are the James Webb Space Telescope’s stunning first pictures|Lisa Grossman|July 11, 2022|Science News
If Mather advocated inoculation, the Courant must oppose it—and did.
Benjamin Franklin's Writing About Losing His Son to Smallpox Is a Must-Read for Parents Weighing COVID-19 Vaccines Today|Olivia B. Waxman|November 2, 2021|Time
Mather countered that the insurer is at fault for not living up to its contract with the hospital to pay 85 percent of charges.
He Bought Health Insurance for Emergencies. Then He Fell Into a $33,601 Trap.|by Jenny Deam|May 8, 2021|ProPublica

On Monday, a Mather spokesperson confirmed a check for $32,772 had been received and that the remaining balance would be waived by the hospital.
He Bought Health Insurance for Emergencies. Then He Fell Into a $33,601 Trap.|by Jenny Deam|May 8, 2021|ProPublica
Beers was chairman of Ogilvy Mather and earned the nickname Queen of Madison Avenue.
Five Girl-Power Books Exactly Like Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’|Sean Macaulay|March 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are multiple narrators, including two dogs, one who channels Malcolm X and one who channels Cotton Mather.
6 Great Summer Beach Reads|Elin Hilderbrand|July 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Dr. Mather was a faithful agent, and was unwearied in securing friends for his country.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
A letter from Mr. Mather, then the minister of the greatest influence, is a proof of it.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
Mather, the famous "Patriarch of New England," who believed in witches, was a very learned man.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
In sound and structure Mather's style is what the critics call "archaistic."
American Sketches|Charles Whibley
But at the time about which we are writing there was in Boston a distinguished family of puritanical ministers named Mather.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology|St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour