Peabody
Americannoun
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Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.
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Endicott, 1857–1944, U.S. educator.
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George, 1795–1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England.
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a city in NE Massachusetts.
noun
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She won a Peabody Award as a writer on the series “Men of a Certain Age” and was a writer, director and producer on the acclaimed “Orange Is the New Black.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Unlike a surviving spouse, a nonspouse beneficiary does not have the option to roll over the IRA benefits into his or her own IRA,” says law firm Nixon Peabody.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
For “Chronovisor,” the directors use a variety of perfectly chosen venues, among them such opulent temples of study as the Yale Club Library in New York and the George Peabody Library in Baltimore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Season 2 of the Peabody Award-winning series about two hockey rivals entangled in a heated romance is still months away from premiering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sincerely, Mrs. Del S. Peabody III. It’s so silent in the room, I can hear the air go in and out of people’s noses.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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