Cadillac
Americannoun
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Antoine de la Mothe 1657?–1730, French colonial governor in North America: founder of Detroit.
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a city in NW Michigan.
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Outperformed by Cadillac team-mate Perez again and couldn't get in the mix with Alonso or the Haas cars.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Unfortunately, what would have been a decent score was all undone by not one but two penalties for being out of position on the grid and costing Cadillac their first point.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
The Cadillac escutcheon at the tailgate is also the switch that opens the hatch.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
That design element is a salute to the Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, where 10 vintage Cadillacs are buried nose-first in the ground that to many resembles a 20th century Stonehenge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Percy would’ve preferred driving Grandma Zhang’s Cadillac all the way to Alaska with fireball-throwing ogres on his tail rather than sitting in a luxury Gulfstream.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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