Pactolus
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Alan M. Harter, managing director of Pactolus Private Wealth Management, said his firm was putting together private equity deals in many industries, with one or two families leading each.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2012
Not far off was the Pactolus Torrent, which once was noted for its gold-rich sands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bacchus told him to go wash in the source of the river Pactolus and he would lose the fatal gift.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Go," he told Midas, "to the River Pactolus.
From Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls by Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin
"I will pour the waters of Pactolus through the valley of Briarfield."
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
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