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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

Another of the experts, Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., former curator of northern Baroque paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, said in an interview that he had been quickly convinced of Rembrandt’s authorship.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Flanagan, a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, took her oath from Judge Sarah Wheelock, the first Native American on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 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

Prescott was for running back and coming to an anchor in smooth water to wait for a shift of wind, but Wheelock would go on.

From Thrice Armed by Bindloss, Harold

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