Milton

American  

[mil-tn] / ˈmɪl tn /

noun

1. John, 1608–74, English poet.

2. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

3. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

4. a male given name: a family name taken from a placename meaning “mill town.”

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Milton British  

/ ˈmɪltən /

noun

1. John. 1608–74, English poet. His early works, notably L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (1632), the masque Comus (1634), and the elegy Lycidas (1637), show the influence of his Christian humanist education and his love of Italian Renaissance poetry. A staunch Parliamentarian and opponent of episcopacy, he published many pamphlets during the Civil War period, including Areopagitica (1644), which advocated freedom of the press. His greatest works were the epic poems Paradise Lost (1667; 1674), and Paradise Regained (1671) and the verse drama Samson Agonistes (1671)

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Milton

“Trevor Milton was indicted in July 2021 with Federal prosecutors alleging he ‘made false claims regarding nearly all aspects of Nikola’s business,’” Anderson said, noting DOJ documents in an email to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Newly pardoned, Milton sought to recover $70 million from Nikola in bankruptcy court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

There are also discussions about whether or not Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes would be part of the same group.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At 5 feet tall, Milton Friedman wasn’t physically imposing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Can you believe Mr. Milton got all loud at me in history? I was about to go off on him!”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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