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Atherton

American  
[ath-er-tuhn] / ˈæθ ər tən /

noun

  1. Gertrude (Franklin) Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.


Atherton British  
/ ˈæθətən /

noun

  1. Mike, full name Michael Andrew Atherton . born 1968, English cricketer: played for Lancashire (1987–2001) and England (1989–2001); captain of England (1993–1998)

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“If on paper you’re worth 10 million bucks, you’re going to want liquidity for that, because you’re living in a studio apartment in San Francisco, when you could instead go and buy a 6,000-square-foot house in Atherton,” an exclusive suburb, said Noel Moldvai, co-founder and chief executive of private-stock marketplace Augment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kerri Atherton, from the British Toy and Hobby Association - which is hosting its annual trade fair at London's Olympia, said it was still too early to know what the fallout would be.

From BBC

Former captain Michael Vaughan and BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew were among those to question England's decision, while Stokes' team received support from two other ex-England skippers, Michael Atherton and Alec Stewart.

From BBC

Det Ch Insp Mark Atherton said a cordon would remain in place around the scene for some time.

From BBC

Following CalMatters reporting in June, subsequent reporting by Palo Alto Online and the San Francisco Standard found that police departments in Atherton, Menlo Park and San Francisco violated state law.

From Los Angeles Times