Athol
Americannoun
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a city in central Massachusetts.
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a first name.
Example Sentences
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“John, this is Athol,” Bookholane said, gesturing to the legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
In a simple tribute on X, Kani posted: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend Athol Fugard. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Elder 🌹"
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2025
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as ‘The Blood Knot’ and “‘Master Harold” … and the Boys.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The work in question is TC Energy’s Gas Transmission Northwest Xpress Project, which won federal approval in October and will expand compressor stations at Athol, Idaho; Starbuck, Washington; and Kent.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
At Blair Athol he gathered his first army of Royalist clansmen, and good fortune gave him also a nucleus of trained troops.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
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