Insull
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The analogy I have long wanted to draw is with Samuel Insull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
He was not Samuel but his brother, Martin J., finally extradited from Canada to stand trial for embezzlement of $365,000 in connection with the $2,000,000,000 collapse of the Insull Middle West Utilities empire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Insull erected a Rube Goldberg-like structure of 65 companies that operated utilities in 32 states, and by 1932 it had completely collapsed in a $750 million loss for investors.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week Samuel Insull snapped: "There is absolutely no truth in the report."
From Time Magazine Archive
She did not care to be in the hands of Miss Insull.
From The Old Wives' Tale by Bennett, Arnold
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