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Ellison

[ el-uh-suhn ]

noun

  1. Ralph (Wal·do) [wawl, -doh, wol, -], 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.


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Ellison, the world’s 11th-wealthiest person, notified his staff Monday of the move.

From Fortune

If hotels close again, it’s unclear if Ellison will keep employees on the payroll.

From Fortune

When Ellison bought, it was kind of a nice refreshing change.

From Fortune

Ellison is far from the only investor hoping to buy a piece of Ant Group, which is poised to raise more than $30 billion in the biggest IPO in history.

From Quartz

Ellison made his fortune with Oracle, which began selling computer databases in the late 1970s.

From Quartz

The 1980s series followed in that tradition with episodes from Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, and Anne Collins.

Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, and Larry Page look like me and Dave Barry.

Gates, Ellison, Bezos, Page, Brin, and Zuckerberg are worth $67, $43, $25.2, $23, $22.8, and $13.3 billion respectively.

Ellison, a stalwart progressive, was the first Muslim-American elected to Congress.

Ralph Ellison was useful on this: “Can a people,” he asked, “live and develop for over three hundred years simply by reacting?”

He doesn't believe in my zeal for efficiency at Mudros; he thinks my little plan is to work General Ellison into the billet.

She was examined by my chief clerk and admitted she heard all that was said in the room where Ellison died.

Mrs. Barker tells me you had a heavy fall, too, Miss Ellison.

What do you estimate the value of the articles stolen, Mr. Ellison?

For breaking into the house of Squire Ellison, of Tipping, that's what it's for.

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