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Villard

American  
[vi-lahr, -lahrd] / vɪˈlɑr, -ˈlɑrd /

noun

  1. Henry Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard, 1835–1900, U.S. railroad executive and publisher, born in Bavaria.

  2. Oswald Garrison, 1872–1949, U.S. journalist and author.


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"What once seemed evolutionarily 'unfinished' turns out to be highly useful," says WUR researcher Robin van Velzen, who led the study with colleague Cloé Villard.

From Science Daily Jan. 15, 2026

Power skating coach Berkley Villard, a national silver medalist in singles figure skating in 1987, helped Kailer become the speedy forward he is today.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2023

"Gangs are multiplying because the government is weak," said Haiti's attorney general, Paul Eronce Villard, who estimates there are more than 50 gangs now operating in the country.

From Fox News Jun. 7, 2019

This earned him the admiration of progressives such as suffragist Jane Addams, civil rights activist Oswald Garrison Villard and Justice Felix Frankfurter.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2017

Hither, also, came quite an army of young newspaper men, among whom was Henry Villard, in behalf of Forney's Philadelphia Press.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.

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