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Hilliard

American  
[hil-yerd] / ˈhɪl jərd /

noun

  1. Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.


Hilliard British  
/ ˈhɪlɪəd /

noun

  1. Nicholas. 1537–1619, English miniaturist, esp of portraits

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Hilliard reiterated the agency’s process, which includes the committee hearings beginning in July and pointed to Secretary Kennedy’s April statement on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

In November 2024, while still mentally unwell, he emailed the embassy of a foreign country information that - according to the judge Mr Justice Hilliard - "related to security or intelligence".

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

In a statement to Salon, HHS Press Secretary Emily Hilliard said a “sudden loss” of pesticides like glyphosate in agricultural production “would be severe,” calling instead for “a gradual reduction in reliance on chemical-intensive production.”

From Salon Mar. 2, 2026

After high school, the Hilliard, Ohio, native attended Ohio Dominican University, where he took accounting classes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

The most shocking incident of all happened in 1952, when a man named Hilliard Brooks boarded a City Lines bus, dropped a dime in the fare box, and headed down the aisle toward the back.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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