Bessemer
Americannoun
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Sir Henry, 1813–98, English engineer: inventor of the Bessemer process.
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a city in central Alabama.
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Oelschig, meanwhile, had been a managing director at GC for close to a decade after joining from Bessemer Venture Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
You won’t get a charitable deduction, “but the fact that your RMD isn’t increasing your income means you’re effectively getting the deduction,” says Stephen Baxley, head of tax and financial planning at Bessemer Trust.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Growing up as the youngest of seven siblings in Bessemer, his older brothers would teasingly bully him, the smallest physically with the worst temper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board released those details this week in a report on the interviews it conducted after Walter James Griffin was killed near Bessemer, Alabama, on Dec. 13.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
“Sit down by me, Aibileen,” Bertrina Bessemer say.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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