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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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
About the author: Sarah Yerkes is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The research team includes Carnegie astronomers Peter Gao, Johanna Teske, and Nicole Wallack, along with former Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Anjali Piette, now at the University of Birmingham.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
"I would say it's been a cultural revolution," says Sophia Besch, a senior researcher at the Carnegie Institute for Peace, a think tank in Washington DC.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Some spend hours in the Carnegie Library reading English and Irish newspapers.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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