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Gregory

[greg-uh-ree]

noun

  1. Lady Augusta Isabella Augusta Persse, 1852–1932, Irish dramatist.

  2. Horace, 1898–1982, U.S. poet and critic.

  3. James, 1638–75, Scottish mathematician.

  4. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “watchful.”



Gregory

/ ˈɡɛɡəɪ /

noun

  1. Lady ( Isabella ) Augusta ( Persse ). 1852–1932, Irish dramatist; a founder and director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin

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He went to Homeboy Industries, the famous program founded by Father Gregory Boyle to help former gang members turn their lives around.

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The notes are all addressed to John Gregory Dunne, Didion’s husband and lifelong writing partner.

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“Normally, I would agree that diplomacy is better than isolating an adversary,” Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, founding president of Genocide Watch, a group that aims to predict and punish targeted mass murder, told Salon.

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Nevertheless, in the past two years, “it’s largely been the Pirola show,” Gregory said.

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Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot told The Times on Tuesday that the Marines in Los Angeles were limited in their authority deployed only to defend federal property and federal personnel.

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