Whitney
Americannoun
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Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
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John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
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Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.
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William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
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Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).
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a male given name.
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Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
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William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)
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Example Sentences
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“If you’re assuming you have to pay a tariff, then the only way to lower your liability is to change the value a bit,” said Dave Townsend, an international trade lawyer at Dorsey & Whitney.
A DJ, dressed in a traditional barong, blasts a dance remix of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” as a crowd gathers to take a shot of fish sauce together.
From Los Angeles Times
“Pratt & Whitney’s failure to commit to the number of engines ordered by Airbus is negatively impacting this year’s guidance and the ramp-up trajectory,” Airbus said.
Alyse Whitney’s “Big Dip Energy: 88 Parties in a Bowl for Snacking, Dinner, Dessert, and Beyond!” is basically a manifesto on the subject.
From Salon
With Kelly, Steinberg scored four more No. 1s on the Hot 100: “True Colors,” Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional,” the Bangles’ “Eternal Flame” and “Alone.”
From Los Angeles Times
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