Gates
Americannoun
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Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
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William Bill, born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.
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Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive and philanthropist; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation
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Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)
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Horatio. ?1728–1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)
Example Sentences
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"The idea that for the most dangerous technology humans ever invented, that that's the final word, that just the companies themselves are the only check that society has...it's clear we're not doing enough," Gates said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
"The front that we'll probably see most dramatically in the next year is cyberattacks," Gates said in an interview with ABC News.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Mr. Gates is late to the ranks of the warners, whom some have labeled doomers to reduce their warnings to a matter of temperament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
This study was supported by Resolve to Save Lives, which is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates Philanthropy Partners, which is funded with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“You aren’t going to ask me if Lula Gates likes you, are you, Travis?”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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