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Villard

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[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

"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

“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 Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 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

"I'm Henry Villard, from the Cincinnati Commercial," he said, genially.

From The Pike's Peak Rush Terry in the New Gold Fields by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)