Carnegie
Americannoun
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Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
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Dale, 1888–1955, U.S. author and teacher of self-improvement techniques.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania.
noun
Example Sentences
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Sally was in her early 40s when her debut book was published, setting her on a path to sales of 2.5 million copies and major literary prizes such as the Carnegie Medal.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The Carnegie Foundation offered prestigious fellowships, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences convened a blue-ribbon commission.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
The lives and legacies of Carnegie, Edison, Ford, and Jobs all tell the same story: The U.S. is the world’s best launchpad for groundbreaking entrepreneurs and scalers of new technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Most do other work as well, said Andrew Garin, a Carnegie Mellon University economist who worked on the study.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
As a bonus following her Carnegie Hall retirement, Anderson performed that summer with her twenty-eight-year-old nephew James DePreist, who had been asked to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra at Robin Hood Dell, Philadelphia’s outdoor amphitheater.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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