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Emerson

American  
[em-er-suhn] / ˈɛm ər sən /

noun

  1. Ralph Waldo, 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.


Emerson British  
/ ˈɛməsən /

noun

  1. Ralph Waldo. (rælf ˈwɔːldəʊ). 1803–82, US poet, essayist, and transcendentalist

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And it came together pretty quickly,” Shepherd said of the lineup, which includes Floating Points, Four Tet, Ben UFO, Avalon Emerson, Theo Parrish and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Los Angeles investor Steve Emerson said his motivation in writing checks to moderate Democrats such as Stevens is “to fight antisemitism.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Depending on where you live,” even an income of $100,000 “can be just barely enough or nowhere near it,” Audrey Emerson, the owner of Cents of Joy Financial Planning in Bellingham, Wash., recently told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Nathan Emerson, chief executive at Propertymark, which represents lettings agents, said the report underlined the need for more high-quality rental homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Almost everyone at Emerson is playing this game called Command.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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