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“Jack and Jill”

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  1. A nursery rhyme. Its first stanza reads:

    Jack and Jill went up the hill,

    To fetch a pail of water;

    Jack fell down, and broke his crown,

    And Jill came tumbling after.


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The school's old boilers, which dated back to the 1960s and were known "Jack and Jill", stopped worked in October 2023.

From BBC

Sandler’s daughters have had small roles in his other films — “Pixels,” “Hotel Transylvania,” “Grown Ups 2,” “Blended” and “Jack and Jill” among them — and were already comfortable being on set, Cohen said, adding that “they work harder than most adults” she knows.

From Los Angeles Times

Only 10 minutes long, the magical realist “Thirst,” prompted by the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill,” was created when composer T.J.

From Seattle Times

Patterson, now 17, a senior at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, and president of the Jack and Jill chapter, said she’s a little disappointed the effort has taken so long, but views it as a lesson in how to participate in government.

From Seattle Times

Along with her local chapter of Jack and Jill, a leadership training and service group for youth and their families, she held a statewide tasting contest of several different muffins with Murphy as one of the judges.

From Seattle Times