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Laurier

American  
[lawr-ee-ey, law-ryey] / ˈlɔr iˌeɪ, lɔˈrjeɪ /

noun

  1. Sir Wilfrid 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.


Laurier British  
/ ˈlɒrɪə /

noun

  1. Sir Wilfrid. 1841–1919, Canadian Liberal statesman; the first French-Canadian prime minister (1896–1911)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“They’re places of sanctuary that are built in cities, where you can walk around in a more pastoral setting,” says David Monod, retired professor of American cultural history at Wilfrid Laurier University.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

“Gen Z has been fueling this movement toward a lot of things,” said Melise Panetta, a marketing lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.

From Salon Jan. 1, 2025

For the new research, biologist Jennifer Baltzer of Canada's Wilfrid Laurier University and her colleagues used these data to choose nine overwinter sites for a closer look at the soil and vegetation involved.

From Scientific American Jul. 31, 2023

A staff member at the Château Laurier hotel first noticed the photograph had been replaced on 19 August.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2022

Mills, David, a colleague of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 91, 190 n.,

From The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar Douglas Skelton

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