Cornell
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Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.
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Katharine, 1898–1974, U.S. actress.
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a male given name.
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Anna Pavlick, a doctor at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine who has researched melanoma for 25 years, treated patients in the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Bambaataa, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, was appointed as a three-year visiting scholar at Cornell University in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Charlotte Cornell, Canterbury City Council's cabinet member for culture and heritage, said Mother Clanger's return was "joyous".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The paper, uploaded to Cornell University’s arXiv this week, focuses specifically on cryptocurrency.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Collegiate banners, faded but still colorful, hung from the high rafters: California, Yale, Princeton, Navy, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard, Syracuse, MIT.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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