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Dwight

American  
[dwahyt] / dwaɪt /

noun

  1. Timothy, 1826–1916, U.S. ecclesiastic: president of Yale University 1886–98.

  2. a male given name: from an Anglo-French surname meaning “of the Isle of Wight.”


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It was bad enough that Newcastle conceded an opener from a corner kick or that Nick Pope spilled Dwight McNeil's swerving shot to enable Beto to put away the rebound for Everton's second.

From BBC

A year earlier, President Dwight D. Eisenhower had issued an executive order mandating equal opportunities for all citizens in federal offices.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is why Friday's last 16 draw will bring eager anticipation rather than trepidation as former Newcastle striker Dwight Gayle knows better than most.

From BBC

Combining Senyek’s favorite themes on dividend growth and higher-than-average yield offers nine new ideas: healthcare companies Becton Dickinson and Abbott Laboratories, industrial distributor Fastenal, automation provider Nordson, industrial gas supplier Linde, gas utility Atmos Energy, staples producer Church & Dwight, water heater maker A.O.

From Barron's

He played a retired Cuban barber in “Wrestling Ernest Hemingway”; a cynical TV executive in “Network”; a dirt-poor Mississippi farmer in “Tomorrow”; a quietly effective corporate attorney in “A Civil Action”; a middle-aged astronaut in “Deep Impact”; a grizzled cattleman in “Open Range”; a tobacco company bigwig in the satirical “Thank You for Smoking”; and in the miniseries “Ike,” he was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

From Los Angeles Times