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Wharton

American

[hwawr-tn, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr tn, ˈwɔr- /

noun

Edith 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.

Wharton British

/ ˈwɔːtən /

noun

Edith ( Newbold ). 1862–1937, US novelist; author of The House of Mirth (1905) and Ethan Frome (1911)

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Given all that, it is flat-out wrong to say that AI adoption is stagnating, says Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor who studies how companies adopt AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Wharton study, released in the fall, also found that three-quarters of the 801 executives surveyed reported positive returns on their AI investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"Take him as a player-coach if you like but I think there was a spot there for Wharton."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

This Conference League final performance was another reason to be wondering why Wharton is not on the plane.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

By the time Ruth May was born, we’d moved into the parsonage on Hale Street and Nathan was in full possession of the country once known as Orleanna Wharton.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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