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Gillett

American  
[ji-let] / dʒɪˈlɛt /

noun

  1. Frederick Huntington, 1851–1935, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1919–25.

  2. a male given name, form of Gilbert.


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Monday in the 600 block of Gillett Street, not far from Prospect Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

That’s because the group bought the team in 2010 for an estimated $480 million from American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Gillett rejected the review, but the Premier League's Key Match Incidents Panel voted that he was wrong.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Pawson considered the merits of a red card but Gillett was insistent the challenge was only reckless and a yellow card.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

Felix Gillett, the veteran horticulturist of Nevada City, California, wrote shortly before his death: "Oregon is singularly adapted to raising walnuts."

From Walnut Growing in Oregon by Jacob Calvin Cooper

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