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Alcon

American  
[al-kon] / ˈæl kɒn /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.

  2. a Trojan warrior who wounded Odysseus while trying to seize the body of Achilles and who was later killed by Odysseus.


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Alcon maintained its full-year guidance for net sales, profitability and core earnings, having lowered expectations alongside its results for the first and second quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Zurich-listed shares in Alcon traded 6.3% higher in European morning trading, but are still down 15% since the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025

Oklo, Sea Limited, and Alcon report quarterly results.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025

Alcon, led by co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, could be limited in what it can do with the properties, many of which were released by and co-financed with Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

Alcon was silent for a moment; he passed his hand over his forehead with a gesture of pain as if to obliterate terrible recollections.

From Sónnica by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

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