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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

As of 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, no negotiation meetings between the union and Boeing are scheduled, said Bryan Corliss, a Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace spokesperson.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Nearby, Corliss Phillips was getting soaked playing disc golf amid the sprinklers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2023

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

Only after Corliss had glanced past him toward the door a few times did Sticky realize he was not entirely recovered from his visit to the Waiting Room.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart