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
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The diesel sales and lifting of sanctions could provide Russia with tens of millions of dollars per month, estimates Sergey Vakulenko of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, who calls it “small fry for Russia.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Everybody is trying to raise money for their build-outs before the liquidity dries up,” said Ben Connard, chief investment officer of Carnegie Investment Counsel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
It has now become "an effort to consolidate and maintain authority", says Chong Ja Ian, a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Carnegie transferred what remained into a trust, which has continued to make grants for more than a century.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
From Merle Tuve at the Carnegie Institution came a sharply worded warning to his boyhood friend “Ernie” about his tendency to jump to unwarranted conclusions before all the facts were in.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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