Broach vs. brooch Broach is primarily a verb meaning (1) to bring up (a subject),or (2) to pierce in order to draw off liquid. Brooch is a noun referring to a large decorative pin or clasp. Some dictionaries list broach as a variant spelling of brooch, and the words do have related origins (in the Middle English broche, meaning pointed tool), but they are mostly kept separate in modern usage.
Kirsten Elizabeth Rutnik Gillibrand (/ËkÉªÉrstÉn ËdÊÉªláµ»brÃ¦nd/ KEER-stÉn JIL-É-brand; born December 9, 1966) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from New York, in office since 2009.
Michel Gill. Michel is a first generation American born to parents who narrowly escaped the Holocaust. They themselves sprung from the Great Diaspora, which began, for their parents, in Moscow, Odessa and Kiev. Michel's mother, Nadine Gill, lives in New York, and his father, James Vladimir Gill, lived in Switzerland until his death in 1995.