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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

Today the Flatbush Food Co-op occupies a 6,000-square-foot space on bustling Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park, has a staff of 65 and has thousands of members.

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2013

On a recent Saturday, a neighborhood resident burst through the door of the 600-square-foot storefront, right off the bustling Cortelyou Road.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2011

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

The first head of the Department of Commerce and Labor was Mr. Cortelyou, later Secretary of the Treasury.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

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