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Its signature red neon sign has not changed, nor have the references to Don Quixote, the Spanish tilter of windmills, on its painted walls, frosted glass, ceramics and more.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

History’s most famous tilter is also arguably Spanish literature’s most famous character, Don Quixote de la Mancha, who is one of Mr. de Nieves’s heroes.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2018

In 1959 Morris Milgram, a product of New York's Lower East Side and an ar dent tilter at the windmills of social injustice, announced plans for a 51-home development in Deerfield.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dwight Macdonald is a genial tilter at windmills, and in his time he has bowled over more than his share.

From Time Magazine Archive

The House was then a species of tournament, where he who would break his lance with the most valiant tilter was always sure of an antagonist.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James