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Mallon

American  
[mal-uhn] / ˈmæl ən /

noun

  1. Mary Typhoid Mary, 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.


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“It’s a black box to us,” says Foundation of Hearts chairman Gerry Mallon.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

“This is not a Leicester City,” Mallon says.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Gerry Mallon, the chairman of the Foundation of Hearts, external:

From BBC May 14, 2026

“Retirees are living longer and spending more of their nest egg,” Mallon said.

From MarketWatch Feb. 13, 2026

Mrs. Mallon weaved back and forth on the path, trying to hold old Granny up.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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