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Gish

[gish]

noun

  1. Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.



Gish

/ ɡɪʃ /

noun

  1. Dorothy. 1898–1968, US film actress, chiefly in silent films

  2. her sister, Lillian. 1896–1993, US film and stage actress, noted esp for her roles in such silent films as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916)

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Tom Gish’s faith that “the right information leads to rational decisions” assumed a healthy commons of shared truth and institutional credibility.

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“That was all that counted. It was Lillian Gish who convinced me that the films belong to the public and that I had no right to destroy them.”

The Gish Gallop will certainly play a major role Tuesday when ABC News hosts the Harris/Trump debate live from Philadelphia.

Tiffani Gish, 50, of Houston, pleaded guilty in November to threatening U.S.

Gish and co-author Jordan Nielsen, an assistant professor of management organizational behavior/human resources at Purdue, examined the identity conflict levels of former entrepreneurs who went on to work for an organization.

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