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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Becerra’s support increased by 9 percentage points in a little more than two weeks when compared with the May 9-10 Emerson results.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It may be less of a buffer, but “that’s still a hefty amount of oil,” Emerson said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Baker’s industrial and energy peers— Caterpillar, Siemens, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Emerson Electric, and companies like that—trade at about 17 times two-year forward Ebitda.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Susan B. Anthony, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman were among those who professed their belief in the revelatory power of skulls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"I did and I am —" "But what about seeing Mr. Emerson?"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

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