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Peabody

American  
[pee-bod-ee, -buh-dee] / ˈpiˌbɒd i, -bə di /

noun

  1. Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.

  2. Endicott, 1857–1944, U.S. educator.

  3. George, 1795–1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England.

  4. a city in NE Massachusetts.

Peabody British  
/ ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ /

noun

  1. George. 1795–1869, US merchant, banker, and philanthropist in the US and England

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Peabody Energy kept its full-year 2026 shipment targets for metallurgical coal, a critical component in blast-furnace steel production, unchanged at 10.3 million tons to 11.3 million tons.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Peabody Energy stock fell 9.7% Monday, though it remains up 13% for March.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

A police cordon has since been lifted and flowers and a toy animal were left near the Peabody Estate building on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

The 1999 Peabody Award-winning film chronicles the fiery moment and its aftermath for Smith and Carlos, who earned both heroic praise and pointed condemnation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Peabody did commit to the fair, but Hunt and the others did not: “they said,” as Burnham later revealed, “they would think it over.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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