Eck

American

[ek] / ɛk /

noun

Johann Johann Mayer, 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.

Eck British

/ ɛk /

noun

Johann (joˈhan), original name Johann Mayer. 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian; opponent of Luther and the Reformation

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Another alternative is the Van Eck BDC Income exchange-traded fund, whose largest holdings include the biggest BDCs.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Van Eck is enthusiastic about semiconductors, cloud platforms, data-center infrastructure plays and other “enablers of compute.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

The conversation with Van Eck was wide-ranging, but its central elements were the AI sector and the boom-or-bubble debate.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

“There’s so many subscribers, maybe you lose a little bit of an advantage,” New Mexico coach Jason Eck said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

“You could have gotten this anywhere,” she said, just as he had argued to Van Eck a few hours earlier.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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