Abel
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain.
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Sir Frederick Augustus, 1827–1902, English chemist: inventor of cordite.
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I. W., 1908–87, U.S. labor leader: president of the United Steelworkers of America 1965–77.
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Niels Henrik 1802–29, Norwegian mathematician.
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a first name.
noun
Example Sentences
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“Howard has served Berkshire’s owners on this Board for more than three decades,” Abel said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Abel took over from Buffett as CEO at the start of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The decision comes nine months after Buffett passed the chief executive role to Greg Abel, with his son, Howard, who has been a director since 1993, taking over non-executive board duties.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
He, and Greg Abel, say these aren’t opportunistic investments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
By now, Abel owned three of the owl’s feathers—he was quite sure they were the owl’s.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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