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Cortelyou

American  
[kawr-tl-yoo] / ˈkɔr tlˌju /

noun

  1. George Bruce, 1862–1940, U.S. cabinet officer and public utility director.


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Written by Rachel Carey; based on an idea by Cait Cortelyou.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2019

The house is a replica of the 1699 original, occupied for generations by the Vechte and Cortelyou families.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015

The slow storm recovery is hitting the profits of Shawki Assad, manager of a Met Foods supermarket on Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn’s Kensington neighborhood.

From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 29, 2010

As of yesterday afternoon, only one lane of Ditmas Avenue and Cortelyou Road had been plowed.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2010

Immediately upon receipt of the official dispatch the following was sent to Secretary Cortelyou: Members of the executive staff in Washington are deeply affected, and beg to tender their profound sympathy to Mrs. McKinley.

From A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents by James D. (James Daniel) Richardson

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