Benton
Americannoun
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Thomas Hart Old Bullion, 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
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his grandnephew Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, U.S. painter and lithographer.
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a city in central Arkansas.
noun
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Benton had taken particular note of a plant making a petroleum product called carbon black, which “burnt thousands of cubic feet of gas every minute, a great, wasteful, extravagant burning of resources for momentary profit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The Benton Harbor, Mich., company said it executed a $200 million structural cost take-out to help mitigate the effects of tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Though Benton plays down valuation, Microsoft, Dell, and Nintendo come with the benefit of not being particularly expensive.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
But the club recognise the limitations of the Benton site and are also planning a major investment to build a new state-of-the-art training ground elsewhere.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
“Yeah,” Benton said, standing up and extending his hand.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
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