Dix
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Dorothea Lynde Dorothy, 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
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Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and printmaker.
Example Sentences
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Dix was a baseball prodigy too cocky and flashy for his own good who now coasts through life on his long-ago heroics coupled with charm and an undeserved diet of luck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Combs is currently serving his sentence at FCI Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in New Jersey.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
These include Klimt’s knockout masterpiece, 1916-18 “The Dancer” and Kirchner’s 1911 “The Russian Dancer Mela,” as well works by Otto Dix, George Grosz and Franz Marc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
In 1939, Dix was thrown in jail over an improbable accusation that he was involved in an assassination attempt against Hitler.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
One of the new guys who came in was from Fort Dix.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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