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Murdoch

[ mur-dok ]

noun

  1. (Dame) (Jean) Iris, 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland.
  2. (Keith) Rupert, born 1931, U.S. publisher and media mogul, born in Australia.
  3. a male given name.


Murdoch

/ ˈmɜːdɒk /

noun

  1. Murdoch(Jean) Iris19191999FBritishWRITING: novelist Dame ( Jean ) Iris . 1919–99, British writer. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize, The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), and Existentialists and Mystics (1997)
  2. Murdoch(Keith) Rupert1931MUSWRITING: publisherFILMS AND TV: entrepreneur ( Keith ) Rupert. born 1931, US publisher and media entrepreneur, born in Australia; chairman of News International Ltd (including Times Newspapers Ltd), 20th Century-Fox, and HarperCollins


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Critics of the Australian law say Murdoch’s outsize influence in his home country has led to regulations that are unfair to Facebook and Google.

Murdoch has lobbied heavily for the new rules in Australia, part of a wider campaign against technology giants.

Even though Fox’s projection ended up being accurate, Murdoch has fretted that it was handled poorly.

Murdoch, whose family controls Fox’s parent company, has been taking a more active interest in its programming in the wake of the election.

In her first column, Price asked her readers what she should call Murdoch.

Perhaps his conservative political instinct will ultimately keep Murdoch from plunging fully into the yes camp.

Murdoch is not alone in having a personal stake in the battle.

Murdoch is proud of the end product, no matter how many find it “twee”…whatever that means.

But this simply shows their weakness rather than proving that Murdoch is as omnipotent as he would have them believe—or is.

Murdoch was known to personally track all of the editorial budgets with a gimlet eye.

The master "rushed out" onto the bridge and asked Mr. Murdoch what the ship had struck.

Mr. Murdoch at the same time pulled the lever over which closed the water-tight doors in the engine and boiler rooms.

The next moment, however, she had a new alarm in the question, "Did you ever hear the name of Lucy Murdoch?"

Murdoch and his spouse lost no time in quitting with their daughter these inhospitable shores.

King Murdoch and his wife eagerly disclaimed any idea of making so ungenerous a return for his kindness.

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