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Ellsworth

American  
[elz-wurth] / ˈɛlz wɜrθ /

noun

  1. Lincoln, 1880–1951, U.S. polar explorer.

  2. Oliver, 1745–1807, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1796–1800.

  3. a male given name.


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Ellsworth, 39, and her husband became centimillionaires when they helped sell Poppi for $1.95 billion to PepsiCo last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Ellsworth, who is no longer involved in Poppi’s day-to-day operations, noted that people generally have more than one soda per day.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Ellsworth opens up about how she and her husband managed their wealth after the Poppi sale to PepsiCo, the post-exit blues, and her one-time $1 million family vacation to Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Ellsworth called the new method a revolutionary tool for studying aquifers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

I also got lost in Ellsworth, which I am told is impossible.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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