Beecher
Americannoun
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Catharine Esther, 1800–78, U.S. educator: advocated educational rights for women.
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Edward, 1803–95, U.S. clergyman, educator, and abolitionist.
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Henry Ward, 1813–87, U.S. preacher and writer.
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Lyman, 1775–1863, U.S. preacher and theologian (father of Catharine Esther Beecher, Edward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Ward Beecher).
noun
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Carol Beecher, head of Alaska’s Division of Elections, said his candidacy was intended to “confuse or mislead” voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
“You requested to access the ballot under the name ‘Dan Sullivan’ even though it appears from Division records that you have never registered to vote or sought ballot access under this name,” Ms. Beecher writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Jeremy Keller Beecher told the judge the prosecution team’s efforts to undo Zambrano’s detention “were unsuccessful.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
In the days of Beecher, we thought placebo was just in people’s heads—i.e., not a real thing.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
I remember from the moment Ximena started at Beecher Prep this year, everybody had wanted to be her friend.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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