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Bethune

American  
[buh-thyoon, -thoon] / bəˈθyun, -ˈθun /

noun

  1. Mary McLeod 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil rights leader.


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“That doesn’t spell recession,” Bethune added, noting that would depend on the duration of the war.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

One February afternoon I told my social-studies teacher that King wasn’t a real hero—that he was weak—and that Black History Month should focus on someone else, like Mary McLeod Bethune.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Later at Mary McCloud Bethune Junior High, he fell in with a group of kids who included Raymond Washington, who went on to form the Crips with Stanley “Tookie” Williams, another South L.A. native.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

He also expanded his burgeoning watch collection, reportedly buying pieces by Patek Philippe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, De Bethune and F.P.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2024

Ten thousand, eighty minutes to turn in the perfect shot to Ms. Bethune.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai