Acheson
Americannoun
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Dean (Gooderham) 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
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Edward Goodrich 1856–1931, U.S. chemist.
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Example Sentences
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While her kids watch TV, Acheson likes to tinker with Claude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
To entertain and distract herself while going through a divorce, Erika Acheson used Anthropic’s Claude to build a bot that generates images based on prompts from her and her friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Some of the misconduct was related to Laufer’s other ADA cases but not to Acheson Hotels; some of the misconduct, incredibly, was unrelated to Laufer or the ADA.
From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023
Ms. Acheson owned Acheson at the time Ms. Laufer launched the lawsuit but has since sold it.
From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023
President Truman called the trial a "red herring," and Secretary of State Dean Acheson declared, "I do not intend to turn my back on Alger Hiss."
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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