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Brian

American  
[brahy-uhn] / ˈbraɪ ən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


Brian British  
/ ˈbraɪən /

noun

  1. Havergal (ˈhævəɡəl). 1876–1972, English composer, who wrote 32 symphonies, including the large-scale Gothic Symphony (1919–27)

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If the allegations in the lawsuit are true and Rocket was giving real-estate agents referrals to buyers in exchange for steering them towards Rocket Mortgage, that amounts to “corporate bribery,” Brian Shearer, director of competition and regulatory policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

Brian Hills, 41, was on his parents’ cell-phone plan until he was 30.

From MarketWatch

On a call with analysts this month, Target Chief Executive Brian Cornell said the company “has not been performing up to its potential.”

From Los Angeles Times

"When you buy a reggae record, there's a 90% chance the drummer is Sly Dunbar," producer Brian Eno told the New Music New York festival in 1979.

From BBC

BlackRock’s former head of sustainable investing, Brian Deese, served as director of Biden’s National Economic Council, while Mike Pyle, previously a top investment strategist at the company, later advised former Vice President Kamala Harris before returning to BlackRock.

From Barron's