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Gillespie

American  
[gi-les-pee] / gɪˈlɛs pi /

noun

  1. John Birks Dizzy, 1917–93, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer.


Gillespie British  
/ ɡɪˈlɛspɪ /

noun

  1. Dizzy, nickname of John Birks Gillespie. 1917–93, US jazz trumpeter

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“It’s going to enhance our business,” said Gillespie, who has sold 200,000 sketchbooks since starting Leda a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Dr. Richard Gillespie, Senior Curator in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, launched the project and guided its development.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Our critic said director Patricia E. Gillespie “has created a novel kind of crime film, one aided in no small way by what seems to be the complete flight recording from Russell’s mad act.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Doherty began working at Reason in 1994, according to the publication’s obituary, left the company and returned in 2000 at the behest of Nick Gillespie, then editor in chief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The other victim-turned-rescuer was William Gillespie, the fireman, who, just before the molasses wave hit his firehouse, had gone upstairs to get something out of his locker.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler