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Margulies

British  
/ ˈmɑːɡəlɪs /

noun

  1. Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)

"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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We had Joseph Margulies on the show a few weeks ago talking about the need to reconnect law and morality.

From Slate Feb. 27, 2026

Margulies litigated some of the biggest cases of egregious human rights violations of the post-9/11 “War on Terror”, an experience that informed his recent piece in the Boston Review: The Moral Stupefaction of America.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2026

One virtual reality segment centers on landscape architect Esther Margulies discussing the effects of climate change and the importance of planting California live oaks — “ember catchers,” says Mitchell — rather than palm trees.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

It took 11 days and the public’s mass horror at her statements for Margulies to realize how sorry-not-sorry she was.

From Salon Dec. 3, 2023

"I'm taking belching lessons from this girl, Phyllis Margulies," she said.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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