Whitney

[ hwit-nee, wit- ]

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Eli, 1765–1825, U.S. manufacturer and inventor.
John Hay, 1904–82, U.S. diplomat and newspaper publisher.
Josiah Dwight, 1819–96, U.S. geologist.
William Dwight, 1827–94, U.S. philologist and lexicographer (brother of Josiah Dwight).
Mount, a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada. 14,495 feet (4,418 meters).
a male given name.

Whitney

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Mount Whitney
a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft)

Whitney

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WhitneyEli17651825MUSTECHNOLOGY: inventorBUSINESS: manufacturer Eli. 1765–1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts
WhitneyWilliam Dwight18271894MUSLANGUAGE: philologist William Dwight. 1827–94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

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�� happened with “Mas Tequila” is that there’s a guy named Narada Michael Walden — great songwriter and producer, worked with Whitney and a bunch of other people — he said, “Let’s make a record.”

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Comedian Whitney Cummings remembers watching Knox’s story from afar as it unfolded, long before their eventual friendship.

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Ridley’s “America’s Got Talent” journey ended at the semifinals after she performed her rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”

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The first guest on Meghan's podcast was Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of dating app Bumble, who also suffered from the condition.

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Whitney Sherman, 38, who traveled from Philadelphia to Washington for the protest, said she has been despairing over Democrats, who have largely failed to assemble a coordinated response to Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

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