Fisk
Americannoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of fisk
C21: after the use of this technique by Robert Fisk (born 1946), British journalist, to criticize articles
Example Sentences
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AFP asked Adam Fisk, head of US-based nonprofit Lantern, which offers an advanced VPN, how his technology and similar apps can get around such heavy-handed blocking.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
If you’ve caught yourself muttering Carlton Fisk wouldn’t have given anyone a fist bump, then Raleigh’s snub probably makes your cold heart flutter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
There’s much that’s scrumptious in this short tale, including the classic words of Gould’s partner “Diamond Jim” Fisk, who said of gold, “sell it short and invite me to your funeral.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
“Nothing like that had really been done around Mar Vista before,” Fisk says.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Fisk, Kelton Fisk, had a highly developed sense of civic duty that had led him, at ten o’clock that morning, to refuse to sell more than a gallon of kerosene to any one island household.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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