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Wrigley

American  
[rig-lee] / ˈrɪg li /

noun

  1. William, Jr., 1861–1932, U.S. chewing-gum manufacturer and baseball team owner.


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Ch Supt Gareth Wrigley said: "As we have stated from the very beginning, this is not an investigation into religion."

From BBC • May 3, 2026

And was it always going to be Wrigley who did that?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The Global Locust Initiative is part of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and focuses on the many systems that influence locust outbreaks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

As for packaged snacks from companies represented by the Consumer Brands Association, it stands to reason why Skittles doesn’t want to see its logo appropriated for hemp-derived likenesses that the Wrigley Company did not create.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

For a year or so after the first landing, one of their ships hovered above Wrigley Field to mark the spot where they first greeted us.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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