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Dillon

American  
[dil-uhn] / ˈdɪl ən /

noun

  1. C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.

  2. John Forrest, 1831–1914, U.S. jurist and legal scholar.


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Dillon said the "deeply concerning" Swans scandal had again thrust into focus "our responsibilities as a sport".

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

After a year in New York City, Dillon Davis and Nichols Neff were fed up with “corporate slop,” the bowl-centric meals that are a staple of sad office lunches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Dillon Davis and Nichols Neff were fed up with “corporate slop,” the bowl-centric meals that are a staple of sad office lunches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Last year Dillon Green, one of the organisers at Marymass, told BBC Scotland News the ham had originally been the prize so it could "feed the poor of the town".

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

There was this one boy, Dillon, who sat behind me in social studies.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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