Oliver

American

[ol-uh-ver] / ˈɒl ə vər /

noun

one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.
a male given name.

Oliver British

/ ˈɒlɪvə /

noun

one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland
Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court
Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes
Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist

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He has made a cameo External link on Last Week Tonight With John Oliver and appears on cable news broadcasts to talk tech.

From Barron's

The EU can "use the DSA to impact the way that children interact with social media", Paul Oliver Richter, affiliate fellow at the Bruegel think tank said.

From Barron's

Oliver, 15, said: "It would be a bit of an annoyance to not be able to drive right way" but he does think it makes sense.

From BBC

On top of that, manager Oliver Glasner has already announced he will be off this summer and subsequently launched an attack on the club's hierarchy.

From BBC

Analysts Rob Oliver and Patrick Schulz say ServiceNow has long emphasized its organic innovation and single platform advantage, but it seems like that strategy is changing.

From The Wall Street Journal

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