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Vanderbilt

[ van-der-bilt ]

noun

  1. Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
  2. Harold Stir·ling [stur, -ling], 1884–1970, U.S. business executive.


Vanderbilt

/ ˈæԻəɪ /

noun

  1. VanderbiltCornelius17941877MUSBUSINESS: shipownerBUSINESS: railway magnatePHILANTHROPY: philanthropist Cornelius, known as Commodore Vanderbilt. 1794–1877, US steamship and railway magnate and philanthropist
“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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“Prediction is possible, even if it’s not great,” said Vanderbilt University research professor Beth Shinn, who studied New York City’s Homebase prevention program.

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Iamaleava completed 63.8% of his passes for 2,616 yards with 19 touchdowns and five interceptions, though critics pointed out that eight of those touchdowns came against lightly regarded Texas El Paso and Vanderbilt.

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“This case could go either way,” said Rebecca Haw Allensworth, a professor at Vanderbilt Law School who studies antitrust law.

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During this era, known as the Gilded Age, the wealthiest families in America, such as the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts, formed a new social elite akin to European aristocracy.

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One possession after Doncic was thrown out of the game, Jarred Vanderbilt was called for a technical foul after blocking Alex Caruso’s shot at the rim.

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