Maury

American

[mawr-ee, mor-ee] / ˈmɔr i, ˈmɒr i /

noun

Matthew Fontaine 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.

Maury British

/ ˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

Matthew Fontaine. 1806–73, US pioneer hydrographer and oceanographer

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Maury Scientific

/ môr′ē /

American naval officer and oceanographer who charted the currents and winds of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and wrote the pioneering book Physical Geography of the Sea (1855).

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The Fox ownership deprived us of Mike Piazza, and the voters deprived us of Maury Wills, but the answer remains zero.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The hypnotic sound of the Maury River 100 feet away set the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Throughout the previous year, once indispensable working-day hosts like Ellen DeGeneres, Maury Povich, Wendy Williams, and Dr. Oz all bid goodbye to their time slots, either to retire or to seek other career paths.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

“There are a number of television festivals out there,” adds President and CEO Maury McIntyre.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

When they begun to get it filled up toward the top Mother started crying sure enough, so Uncle Maury got in with her and drove off.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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