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Corliss

American  
[kawr-lis] / ˈkɔr lɪs /

noun

  1. George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.


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“Duvall’s aging face, a road map of dead ends and dry gulches, can accommodate rage or innocence or any ironic shade in between,” the film critic Richard Corliss wrote in Time magazine.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

Tom Corliss, operator of the Malibu Makos Surf Club at Zuma Beach since 1994, said the surf camp and school has seen business drop off by 20% to 30% this summer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2025

Martin was due to make $2.7 million this season before losing the job in Denver to Corliss Waitman.

From Seattle Times Aug. 31, 2022

The collaboration began when Barbara Bolin, a social worker at Goodwin House Alexandria and a lifelong rider and horse owner, reached out to Corliss Wallingford, the nonprofit equine therapy organization’s executive director.

From Washington Post Jul. 28, 2022

Corliss straightened his Messenger sash as Jackson came up.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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