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Nicolay

American  
[nik-uh-ley] / ˌnɪk əˈleɪ /

noun

  1. John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.


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Mr. Nicolay is a musician and the author of “Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Susanne Nicolay, nurse lead at Wellness Wheel clinic in Regina, Saskatchewan, which serves Indigenous and vulnerable populations, said providers needed to do more to expand access to health care.

From Reuters • Mar. 31, 2023

Panic was so widespread among the settlers that President Lincoln dispatched one of his private secretaries, John Nicolay, to go by train to Minnesota and render a reliable report.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2020

Nicolay said selling a college campus in central Illinois at this time is “a difficult proposition.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2020

The History of Nicolay and Hay does not mention the first offer.

From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by White, Horace

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