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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

/ ˈɜːɒ /

noun

  1. 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. ( 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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She had been mistaken for the then-wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and abducted from her London home on 29 December 1969.

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Tensions flared again seven years ago after Comcast jumped into Disney’s bidding process for Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment assets, substantially driving up the price for Disney.

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The bulk of the PAC’s money came from a handful of donors with familiar names, like James Murdoch, the liberal-leaning son of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

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After seven years at Fox, Diller approached Murdoch to ask to become a partner in the enterprise.

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"Dutton has seemed more comfortable attacking Labor than presenting a strong alternative," says Jacob Broom, a lecturer in politics and policy at Murdoch University in Perth.

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