Gaylord
Americannoun
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What to know: The fourth movie in the “Meet the Parents” canon pits Ben Stiller’s Gaylord Focker against his son’s girlfriend, a no-nonsense former FBI hostage negotiator played by Ariana Grande.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
This complex project was conceived by Diane Waggoner, acting head and curator of photographs at the museum, and curated by her and Kristen Gaylord, curator of photography and media arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The holiday’s founder was a Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, who worked closely with a grassroots group of college students and environmental activists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
It was set up in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a US senator and environmentalist, and Denis Hayes, a graduate student at Harvard University.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2024
At six-thirty on a brisk Thursday morning, the ground still frozen hard, Gaylord Stuckey walked out on the boardwalk to the largest of the pools, expecting to have the place to himself.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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