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Wheelock

American  
[hwee-lok, wee-] / ˈʰwi lɒk, ˈwi- /

noun

  1. Eleazar, 1711–79, U.S. clergyman and educator: founded Dartmouth College.


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In 2025, the non-profit saw an increase in utility account terminations for unpaid bills, Ms Wheelock said.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

“I thought that the light elements in the painting and the way it flowed in made a lot of sense in terms of the way Rembrandt was working,” Wheelock said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

In the 1990s, NGA curator Arthur Wheelock, an acknowledged Vermeer expert and recently retired, had “Girl With a Flute” designated as “attributed to Vermeer.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022

She is a relative of Paul Wheelock, one of the children whose remains will be disinterred.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

Jimmy Wheelock had, of course, gazed upon a similar scene in other ports, but there was, he seemed to feel, a difference here.

From Thrice Armed by Harold Bindloss

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