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Mayo2 (ˈmeɪəʊ
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noun
- a family of US medical practitioners. They pioneered group practice and established (1903) the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Foremost among them were William Worrall Mayo (1819–1911), his sons William James Mayo (1861–1939) and Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939), and Charles's son, Charles William Mayo (1898–1968)
Example Sentences Including 'Mayo'
An Taisce rejected the criticism and has called for a radical reappraisal of planning and development in Mayo.Irish Times (2002)
Captain Charles Boycott, an English-born ex-soldier, was agent for Lord Erne's sprawling estates in County Mayo.FENIAN FIRE: The British Government Plot to Assassinate Queen Victoria (2002)
Doctors from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, studied 445 patients with congenital heart defects.New Scientist (1999)
Ed Mayo , NCC chief executive, said: "This is not just about money in the pocket.Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2004)
Love the lipstick, darling," he smirked in a deep Mayo brogue.The Touch of Innocents
Rat infestation closes Mayo school By Theresa O'Malley An infestation of rats has closed a primary school near Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo.Irish Times (2002)
The Mayo v Roscommon final scheduled for July 18 has already caught the imagination of the sporting public, too.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
`As a matter of interest, my mother's name was Fitzgerald and she came from County Mayo ," Fox told him.Confessional
`I notice L'Amour initially published under the pseudonym Jim Mayo ,' she said (as if keen to exchange everything, like a real team player).BEHINDLINGS (2002)
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