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Cornell

[kawr-nel]

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noun

Ezra,1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.

Katharine,1898–1974, U.S. actress.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for cornell

Contemporary Examples of cornell

Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer Prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society
Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch
January 4, 2015
He told Cornell that Daniel Craig would be the next James Bond before that was a reality.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty
Tim Teeman
December 10, 2014
She could have used her Cornell degree to seek wealth, but she chose to teach at an inner city school.
A Letter of Thanks to Michelle Rhee
Dmitri Mehlhorn
August 16, 2014
After the 1992 summer games in Barcelona, scientists at Cornell University studied the faces of Olympians who had just won medals.
What’s a Key to Victory in Sochi? Coming So Close to Defeat.
Kevin Bleyer
February 23, 2014
Melissa Cheyney, chief author of the pro-home-birth MANA study, calls the Cornell methodology “misleading.”
The Home-Birth Rebellion
Brandy Zadrozny
February 7, 2014

Historical Examples of cornell

Cornell, it is stated, injured his machine to furnish an excuse for the stoppage of the work.
Heroes of the Telegraph
J. Munro
I made up my mind to go to Cornell for the course on engineering.
The Harbor
Ernest Poole
The bailiff tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Come along, Cornell!"
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
Dig your own above and below the line of infection, Cornell.
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith
Catherine tried lamely, "You see, Mr. Cornell is my fiancée."
Highways in Hiding
George Oliver Smith