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Redstone

American  
[red-stohn] / ˈrɛdˌstoʊn /

noun

  1. a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.


Etymology

Origin of Redstone

After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama


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Revenue inched up 1% to $6.91 billion compared to the year-ago period, when Paramount was controlled by media heiress Shari Redstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

To Ilana Redstone, a sociologist who specializes in political polarization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sociology’s troubles gained traction through the 1971 Supreme Court decision, Griggs vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

After nearly a year of wooing, tech scion David Ellison and his Skydance Media sign a deal with heiress Shari Redstone to buy her struggling media company, Paramount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Discovery — a month after Ellison and RedBird Capital Partners had acquired Paramount from the Redstone family in an $8-billion deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025

Every mission involved the Mercury capsule, though the rockets—Scout, Redstone, and Atlas—varied.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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