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Wilmot

American  
[wil-muht] / ˈwɪl mət /

noun

  1. David, 1814–68, U.S. politician and jurist: congressman 1845–51; senator 1861–63.

  2. John. Rochester, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of.


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Ryan Felton, who covers the automotive industry from the newspaper’s Detroit bureau, and Stephen Wilmot, The Wall Street Journal’s European autos reporter who just returned from the Beijing auto show, will answer your questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Stephen Wilmot is The Wall Street Journal’s European autos reporter, based in London, covering global carmakers such as Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Ben Wilmot and Ben Gibson offer experienced depth, with the only question mark remaining over who protects that new-look back line at the base of midfield.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

A friend and colleague, the South African educator Wilmot James, said he learned of the death from a representative of Dr. Hamilton’s bank.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024

Wilmot he considered most to blame, for he had endeavoured to render Digby "odious to the army and to all honest people."

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva

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