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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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At the Wheelock Hall farm shop, a man told me the standing charge on his energy bills had gone up and his car insurance had doubled.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

The collection was scheduled to travel more, but when the pandemic hit, the paintings were put in storage, said Mr. Wheelock — until now.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

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

“Oh, yeah,” said her colleague, Matt Sand, leaning in for a look before holding open a collection bag as Wheelock slid the fragment inside.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

It was clear that Tom Wheelock needed him, and he could, at least, look back a little, though this was an occupation to which he was not greatly addicted.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

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