Dix
Americannoun
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Dorothea Lynde Dorothy, 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
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Otto, 1891–1969, German painter and printmaker.
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Dix, a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, did not comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The 56-year-old is scheduled to be released on Jan. 21, 2028, from FCI Fort Dix, a low-security federal prison in New Jersey, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Australian tunnel rescue expert Arnold Dix, who is advising Nepali teams, said the operation presented an unprecedented challenge.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
"Up ahead, even now, we might run into water which would drown the people tunnelling," said Dix.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Downtown, I. F. Dix, the general manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, signed on as chairman of the campaign.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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