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Pinchot

American  
[pin-shoh] / ˈpɪn ʃoʊ /

noun

  1. Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.


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No matter the book or its characters, Pinchot says, “it’s the one performative art where an actor can focus more on the narrative intention than their own gender and ethnicity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

“Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the Forest Service, once described conservation as ‘the application of common sense to common problems for the common good,’” Wood said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Who doesn’t love seeing Ken Marino be a jerk, Jason Lee portray another loser or Bronson Pinchot do his "loopy foreigner" act again, only this time as a chef from a real country?

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2025

The National Weather Service in Portland warned of potential wildfire conditions through Wednesday night in the region encompassing parts of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest northwest of the Tunnel Five Fire.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2023

“You will have heard of our great calamity,” Olmsted wrote to his friend Gifford Pinchot.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson