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Avery

[ey-vuh-ree]

noun

  1. Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.

  2. a first name: from Old English words meaning “elf ” and “favor.”



Avery

  1. Canadian-born American bacteriologist who demonstrated in 1944 that DNA was the material that caused genetic changes in bacteria. His work was vital to scientists who later established that DNA is the carrier of genetic information in all living organisms.

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Posing on the cover of Rolling Stone while wearing almost nothing but a feathered war bonnet was supposed to mark Avery’s national success and celebrate her pride as a member of the Muscogee tribe.

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Avery Fox is a spring 2025 design graduate at the University of Texas at Austin and grew up in Arlington, Texas, as the daughter of two journalists.

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This streaming film features glorious 2D animation, the best of all cartoon formats, with nods to Tex Avery and Chuck Jones.

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“Kramer vs. Kramer,” which premiered in 1979, was an adaptation of Avery Corman’s novel of the same name.

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Gregg Avery, who retired last year as a battalion chief after 37 years with the LAFD, said that during his career, emergency incident technicians were called aides, then staff assistants.

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