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Joliette

American  
[zhaw-lyet] / ʒɔˈlyɛt /

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

Then, his 20-year-old daughter, Marie-Wasianna, rushed to Joliette hospital, where, he said, the receptionist refused to help her.

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

Quebec, Ste. Anne de la Perade, Joliette, and back to Montreal's baseball stadium runners plodded last week in a relay race.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Count and Captain Joliette rode to the wells and at once saw where the grass had been beaten down by the Khouans and their horses.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Lermina, Jules

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