The Marriott empire traces back to 1927, when David's grandfather, J. Willard Marriott, opened a nine-stool A&W root beer stand in Washington, D.C.

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A word which baffled the producers of the latest series of Race Across the World is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update. Fin Gough and Sioned Cray, ...

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The panel of judges did not accept the plaintiff's lawsuit request regarding the name of the Miss Grand Vietnam contest.

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The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that ...

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