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Getty

American  
[get-ee] / ˈgɛt i /

noun

  1. J(ean) Paul, 1892–1976, U.S. oil magnate and art collector.


Getty British  
/ ˈɡɛtɪ /

noun

  1. J ( ean ) Paul. 1892–1976, US oil executive, millionaire, and art collector

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A Getty Images search for the two men shows they were often found in the same rooms going as far back as 1997.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Player photos where available are taken from Getty Images.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Usually we’ll go in the afternoon — maybe we’ll have a late lunch up there — and sometimes we’ll go to the Getty Villa instead, which luckily survived the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The Getty Research Institute called her “one of the most innovative and visionary artists of our era” when it acquired her archive in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Why didn’t the experts at the Getty also have a feeling of intuitive repulsion during the fourteen months they were studying the piece?

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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