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Hearst

American  
[hurst] / hɜrst /

noun

  1. William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.

  2. his son William Randolph, Jr., 1908–1993, U.S. publisher and editor.


Hearst British  
/ hɜːst /

noun

  1. William Randolph. 1863–1951, US newspaper publisher, whose newspapers were noted for their sensationalism

"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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The streaming giant has signed agreements with publishers including Penske Media, BuzzFeed Studios, Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines and People Inc. to feature a range of news, lifestyle, celebrity and how-to video programming.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

Members of the Hearst and Soros families own homes there, along with legendary commodities trader Helmut Weymar and Amos Hostetter, a Boston-based billionaire and philanthropist.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

What’s happened in tech media the past few years has been an inversion of that old principle often attributed to William Randolph Hearst.

From Slate Apr. 7, 2026

Funding for the project was provided by Margaret and Will Hearst and the University of Chicago.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2026

All in all, Eliot Hearst observed in Chess Life, the Candidates tournament had furnished “a series of early-round surprises that are probably without parallel in chess history.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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