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)
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Warren Buffett skips midyear donation to Gates Foundation as he awaits Epstein review.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
Fervo is also backed by Breakthrough Energy, a venture by Microsoft founder Bill Gates , externalto accelerate innovative electricity production.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
When Gates realized that the job would give him no authority to hire, fire, or set budgets, he turned the offer down.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026
The $215 million dollars French Gates recently announced she was donating to women’s-health causes includes her first significant investment in funding for menopause research.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
When General Gates had asked the committee to send him someone who would go behind British lines, Bryan had been picked as “the best qualified to undertake the hazardous enterprise.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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