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Hilliard

American  
[hil-yerd] / ˈhɪl jərd /

noun

  1. Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.


Hilliard British  
/ ˈhɪlɪəd /

noun

  1. Nicholas. 1537–1619, English miniaturist, esp of portraits

"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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Mr Justice Hilliard was told the parents thought they had collected their son's ashes from Bush the following March, when he handed them a tiny blue coffin containing an envelope.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Hilliard reiterated the agency’s process, which includes the committee hearings beginning in July and pointed to Secretary Kennedy’s April statement on the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The Matadores have been led by Riley Hilliard, who’s hitting .577 with 10 home runs.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Notably, as reported by NBC News, Hilliard did not answer a question about whether the government would allow the use of Title X funds for hormonal birth control in 2027.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

The most shocking incident of all happened in 1952, when a man named Hilliard Brooks boarded a City Lines bus, dropped a dime in the fare box, and headed down the aisle toward the back.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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