Emmett
Americannoun
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Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”
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a male given name.
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“A noncitizen might win their case, might lose their case, but the key question is, did they receive a hearing?” said Emmett Soper, who worked at the Justice Department before becoming an immigration judge in Virginia in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times
His father, Emmett, played football at Notre Dame.
From Los Angeles Times
His brother, Emmett, is a receiver at Texas.
From Los Angeles Times
“The new price reflects the splitting of the two buildable waterfront lots, so the gross price remains the same,” Emmett Laffey, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty, said back in May.
From MarketWatch
Miller is averaging 113 yards per game since Jordan and Sanders went down, which, extrapolated over the course of a full season, would tie Nebraska’s Emmett Johnson for best in the Big Ten.
From Los Angeles Times
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