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Wharton

American  
[hwawr-tn, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr tn, ˈwɔr- /

noun

  1. Edith 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.


Wharton British  
/ ˈwɔːtən /

noun

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

"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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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

Three-day “boot camps” are offered by Bank of America’s Merrill Center for Family Wealth, which partners with business schools such as the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Last fall’s boot camp, at Wharton, had 46 participants and a waitlist of more than 120.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

It means that for the England goal, the VAR would be able to suggest a retake of the corner because of the foul by Wharton on Gimenez.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Wharton slipped a tube filled with radium inside Henrietta’s cervix, and sewed it in place.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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