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Gilson

American  
[zheel-sawn] / ʒilˈsɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Étienne Henry 1884–1978, French historian.


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"We don't want a consultation. We want this decree revoked," Indigenous leader Gilson Tupinamba, wearing a large headdress of blue and orange feathers, told a meeting with government representatives on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Angolan sociologist Gilson Lázaro was not surprised by what happened in July.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

After Empellon, I joined the team at Agern, a Danish restaurant with an amazing Icelandic chef named Gunnar Gilson.

From Salon • May 24, 2023

In a famous 1999 article, law professor Ronald Gilson argued that California’s lack of noncompete enforcement was actually an important factor in Silicon Valley’s success in the late 20th Century.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2023

Only a few, and they the wisest, noted that he who had once been Long Tom Gilson grew fat and rosy; and these quoted a proverb about the wind and the shorn lamb.

From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.

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