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Glidden

American  
[glid-n] / ˈglɪd n /

noun

  1. Charles Jasper, 1857–1927, U.S. businessman: a pioneer in the telephone industry.


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The warrant also states that Glidden ordered two recording devices of the exact same make and model on Amazon three months prior.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A turning point came when an Illinois farmer, Joseph F. Glidden, saw a barbed-wire exhibit at the 1873 DeKalb County Fair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Cruise entered the hearing proposed to settle the case for $75,000, but when Mason contended that the company should be required to pay at least $112,500, Glidden immediately agreed to that figure.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024

GM had already taken moves to change leadership at Cruise last week by naming GM General Counsel Craig Glidden and Mo Elshenawy, a Cruise veteran, co-presidents.

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Ralph trusted to it that Glidden would try some circuitous work to get word around to the other end of the branch.

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen