Murdoch
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(Dame) (Jean) Iris, 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland.
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(Keith) Rupert, born 1931, U.S. publisher and media mogul, born in Australia.
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a male given name.
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Dame ( Jean ) Iris . 1919–99, British writer. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize, The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), and Existentialists and Mystics (1997)
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( Keith ) Rupert. born 1931, US publisher and media entrepreneur, born in Australia; chairman of News International Ltd (including Times Newspapers Ltd), 20th Century-Fox, and HarperCollins
Example Sentences
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Murdoch’s defeat led to the Fox asset sale to Walt Disney Co.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Murdoch -- who was handed control of his father Rupert Murdoch's media empire in 2023 -- told analysts on a conference call that the current expectation is to keep Tubi and Roku as separate platforms.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
As for Vox, the company announced Wednesday that it was selling its profitable podcasting business, New York magazine and its namesake site Vox.com to James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
White House officials said they had heard about the issue from several of Murdoch’s lieutenants across his sprawling empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Yet after a week of Val’s and Murdoch’s acid comments, together with the expected unpleasantness of my sister, I emerged for dinner with a clean face.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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