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Allison

American  
[al-uh-suhn] / ˈæl ə sən /

noun

  1. Donald Donnie, born 1939, and his brother, Robert (Bobby ), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.

  2. a first name, form of Alice.


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BT Group boss Allison Kirkby, Revolut chief executive Francesca Carlesi and Dr Hayaatun Sillem, chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering, are among its 15 founding members.

From BBC

“The goal there is to make sure that we’re getting tickets into the hands, not just the fans, but of the local fans,” said Allison Katz-Mayfield, LA28’s senior vice president of Games delivery revenue.

From Los Angeles Times

The sociologist Allison Pugh’s “The Last Human Job” is a thoughtful exploration of how automation, AI and other technologies of efficiency pose a challenge to work that fosters human connections.

From The Wall Street Journal

To look at what HR departments do—and don’t do—well, we spoke with Allison Elias, assistant professor of business administration at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and author of “The Rise of Corporate Feminism,” which looks at the development of human resource management in the latter half of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal

"GLP-1 and GIP inhibitors are amazing medications at doing what they were developed for -- managing blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes and weight loss in obesity," said study investigator Kelly Allison, PhD, a professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders.

From Science Daily