Mott
Americannoun
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John Raleigh, 1865–1955, U.S. religious leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
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Lucretia Coffin, 1793–1880, U.S. social reformer: advocate of women's rights.
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Sir Nevill Francis 1905–96, British physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel Prize 1977.
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For the S&P 500 itself, Michael Kramer at Mott Capital Management notes that the Wall Street benchmark sits around the 6,800 and “the next area of support would likely be between 6,700 and 6,720.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Still, they reached the semi-finals of the last T20 World Cup and it was not enough to save the job of head coach Matthew Mott.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Mott, a nearly 200-year-old case that stemmed from the War of 1812.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
On to this stage in 1923 stepped Clarence Mott Woolley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
They swear by a certain bakery on Sullivan Street, a certain butcher on Mott, a certain style of coffeemaker, a certain Florentine designer of sheets for their bed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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