Redstone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Redstone
After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama
Example Sentences
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As Turner battled rival media titans like Rupert Murdoch and Sumner Redstone in the 1980s and 1990s, they collectively brought cable TV into the mainstream, fostering an explosion of investment, new channels and consumer subscriptions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Discovery since September — one month after the billionaire family took the keys to Paramount from former owner Shari Redstone.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Two years later, Sumner Redstone made a hostile bid for Viacom, buying the company for $3.4 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
After Viacom took us over, Sumner Redstone started buying up stock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
Mercury-Redstone 1, or “MR-1,” the first mission to mate the Mercury capsule to the Redstone rocket, failed on the launchpad.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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