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Carnegie
[kahr-ni-gee, kahr-ney-gee, -neg-ee]
noun
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
Dale, 1888–1955, U.S. author and teacher of self-improvement techniques.
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Carnegie
/ ˈkɑːnəɡɪ, kɑːˈneɪ- /
noun
Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
Example Sentences
The little information about Andrew Carnegie included his taste for “ruthlessly slashing labor costs.”
In the chaos, Andrew Carnegie began acquiring companies that would form Carnegie Steel, which made the steel for the nation’s rail system.
"It's better to look at what's causing people to be ungovernable," says Rachel Kleinfeld, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who specialises in polarised democracies.
Bernstein led the New York Philharmonic premiere of Ives’ Second — the first great American symphony — at Carnegie, then the New York Philharmonic’s home, six years later.
After a 2009 performance in Carnegie Hall, Riley announced that enough was enough, he was retiring from playing it.
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