Atkins

American  

[at-kinz] / ˈæt kɪnz /

noun

plural

Atkins

1. Chester Chet, 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.

2. Tommy Atkins.

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Atkins British  

/ ˈætkɪnz /

noun

1. Robert C . 1930–2003, US physician, cardiologist, and nutritionist. An advocate of complementary medicine, he devised a widely-used diet (the Atkins diet ) based on controlled intake of carbohydrates for weight management and disease prevention

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Example Sentences

His songwriting submissions to RCA Records impressed the artist Chet Atkins, who championed his tunes in the country music scene.

From Los Angeles Times

In a speech on March 19, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins complained that the standard for materiality has devolved from what a reasonable investor would consider important “into a subjective standard of what any particular investor may be curious to know.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At Atkins’s direction, staffers are reviewing disclosure requirements and exploring an option for semiannual, rather than quarterly, reporting, as well as reduced disclosures on executive compensation.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We need to provide clarity, and Congress is the only one that can future-proof it,” SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on Tuesday.

From Barron's

Atkins warned what he “would really hate to see” is a future regulator reverting to the adversarial posture of his predecessors.

From Barron's