Gwinnett

[ gwi-net ]

/ gwɪˈnɛt /

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noun

Button, 1735?–77, American Revolutionary leader, born in England.

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A district court held that his claim was insufficient to keep his case alive after Gwinnett surrendered on the speech restrictions.
Campus speech rules are hurting students. They deserve recompense — even if it’s just $1.|George Will|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
Last Monday, the Supreme Court, considering not Gwinnett’s conduct but the two lower courts’ rulings, disagreed with them.
Campus speech rules are hurting students. They deserve recompense — even if it’s just $1.|George Will|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
When Gwinnett realized that it was not drawing beneficial attention to itself, it scrapped its entire speech-restricting rigmarole, probably expecting that Uzuegbunam would be mollified.
Campus speech rules are hurting students. They deserve recompense — even if it’s just $1.|George Will|March 12, 2021|Washington Post
It held 8-to-1 that Uzuegbunam had been injured by Gwinnett’s conduct, and that the nominal damages he sought would redress his injury.
Campus speech rules are hurting students. They deserve recompense — even if it’s just $1.|George Will|March 12, 2021|Washington Post

This is only part of the story of Gwinnett’s diversification.
Why a key Georgia country flipped from red to blue—and what it means for Democrats|matthewheimer|December 27, 2020|Fortune
Button Gwinnett, one of the signers, died of a wound received in a duel.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Mr. Gwinnett had planned an expedition against East Florida and contemplated having the command.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson
"That's why I was against turning the collection over to Gwinnett on a commission basis," Gladys said.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper
"I'll bet you don't have this twenty-five thousand dollar offer on paper, over a signature," Gwinnett pursued.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper
Next thing, Farnsworth will think he has a case against Carl Gwinnett, and he'll land in the jug, too.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper