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Whittaker

American  
[hwit-uh-ker, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt ə kər, ˈwɪt- /

noun

  1. Charles Evans, 1901–73, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1957–62.


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Very outspoken compared to other Silicon Valley bosses, Signal's president is Meredith Whittaker, who spent years working for Google and is a fierce critic of business models built on the extraction of personal data.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

West Coast climber Jim Whittaker reached the highest point on Earth on May 1, 1963.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

In 1968, Whittaker helped Robert Kennedy campaign for president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

When Jim Whittaker was a rambunctious young boy in Seattle, his mother often ordered him and his twin brother to go outside and play, allowing her some peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Whittaker then ordered the guards to remove the other women.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling