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Hearst

American

[hurst] / hɜrst /

noun

William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
his son William Randolph, Jr., 1908–1993, U.S. publisher and editor.

Hearst British

/ hɜːst /

noun

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

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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

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Ever an innovator in sustainable fashion, this midi skirt from Gabriela Hearst features soft leather in a feminine silhouette but with a raw-cut hem that references the power of nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

After all, he was fighting the combined power of the Tammany Hall political machine and newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, who united behind John Francis Hylan, a vaguely populist Brooklyn Democrat with few discernible positions.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

She went back to adding on another story to her miniature Hearst.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

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