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Alecto

American  
[uh-lek-toh] / əˈlɛk toʊ /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. one of the Furies.


Alecto British  
/ əˈlɛktəʊ /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the three Furies; the others are Megaera and Tisiphone

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Angelucci has urged West Virginia’s Republican governor, Jim Justice, to issue an executive order requiring Alecto Healthcare, the California-based for-profit chain that owns the hospital, to keep the facility open.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2020

Wheeling is currently trying to collect $821,000 its mayor says Alecto owes the city, including $425,000 in parking fees and $140,000 in water and sewer fees.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020

Mr. Reddy, who was not implicated in the scandal and declined through a spokesman to be interviewed for this article, helped found Alecto the same year he left Prime.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020

Mr. Sarrao of Alecto conceded that while there “may have been some administrative issues at O.V.M.C. that caused some delays in payment, these issues have been resolved and payments reached their correct destination.”

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2020

She summoned Alecto, one of the Furies, from Hades and bade her loose bitter war over the land.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton