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Mayhew

American  
[mey-hyoo] / ˈmeɪ hju /

noun

  1. Jonathan, 1720–66, American Congregational clergyman.

  2. Thomas, 1593–1682, American colonist, born in England: settler and governor of Martha's Vineyard.


Mayhew British  
/ ˈmeɪhjuː /

noun

  1. Henry. 1812–87, British social commentator, journalist, and writer; a founder of Punch (1841): best known for London Labour and the London Poor (1851–62)

"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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John Mayhew registered for Clear a few years ago because it was a free perk on his credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Deputies discovered the trashed mail near Elder Creek and Mayhew Roads in Sacramento County while conducting a cleanup of a reported homeless encampment, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

That gap in appropriate aftercare is a familiar theme to Denise Mayhew, an ambassador for cancer charity Black Women Rising.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2024

One Day, based on the book by David Nicholls, follows the lives of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew on St Swinthin's Day - 15 July - every year.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2024

Natalie Mayhew and the other Lip Gloss Girls had kind of run the whole school last year, before they moved on to middle school.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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