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His great-uncle, George Brown Jr., saw the first Maryland Hunt Cup in 1894, raced many times and won the event in 1900 and 1916.
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
In 1918, her great-uncle was killed in the trenches of World War I.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Chambers mentions a lamp by Pasadena artist Ashoke Chhabra and his great-uncle Charles Dockum’s mobile color projector, as well as Dockum’s correspondence with architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
In 1918, her great-uncle was killed in the trenches of World War I.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.
—Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Chambers mentions a lamp by Pasadena artist Ashoke Chhabra and his great-uncle Charles Dockum’s mobile color projector, as well as Dockum’s correspondence with architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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