Butterworth
Britishnoun
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George . 1885–1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems
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Nick . born 1946, English writer and illustrator of children's books, many of which feature Percy, the animal-loving park keeper
Example Sentences
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Now that the ax has fallen, though, Butterworth isn’t sure he has the stomach for another stint in corporate America’s vulnerable middle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“I figured this could come one day,” says Alex Butterworth, who was a senior legal counsel at Uber until he was laid off this month as part of the company’s reduction of small-team managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Butterworth may be the most acclaimed English dramatist of his generation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
“The Hills of California,” the latest darkly comedic drama from the acclaimed English playwright Jez Butterworth, will transfer to Broadway this fall after a well-received five-month run in London.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
The amount asked was so low that she knew Mr. Butterworth had paid an extremely small sum to the widow.
From The Wishing Well by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
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