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Joliette

American  
[zhaw-lyet] / ʒɔˈljɛt /

noun

  1. a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.


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Maryse Poupart, who in April became chief executive of the regional health authority responsible for Joliette Hospital, in southwest Quebec, said in an interview that what had happened to Ms. Echaquan was “unacceptable.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021

The nearest public hospital — the Joliette hospital where Ms. Echaquan died — is at least two and half hours away by car.

From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2021

To a naive 20-year old, the work sounded fascinating, and when he returned to college that autumn he applied for a job as a recreational therapist at a high-security psychiatric hospital in Joliette, Quebec.

From Nature ● Dec. 31, 2013

Team Honda Canada Blackfoot Fox Racing's JSR won't be the only Quebec native looking for a win in Joliette, however.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mademoiselle Joliette, the inaptly named little girl, who had remained with us, roared with laughter.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Charles Paul de Kock

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