Gates
Americannoun
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Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
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William Bill, born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.
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Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive and philanthropist; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation
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Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)
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Horatio. ?1728–1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)
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June 2006: Buffett says he is “irrevocably committing” to make annual gifts of Berkshire stock to the Gates Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
March 2020: Gates says he is leaving the boards of Berkshire and Microsoft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates made headlines decades ago when two of the world’s richest men pledged to give away the bulk of their fortunes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
December 2004: Gates is elected to join Berkshire’s board of directors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Gates was right: Booms and bubbles may be economically dangerous; they may end up with many people losing money and a lot of companies going bankrupt.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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