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Hockett

American  
[hok-it] / ˈhɒk ɪt /

noun

  1. Charles, 1916–2000, U.S. linguist and anthropologist.


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That needs to be encouraged, Mr. Hockett says.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

Mr. Hockett and others argue that insuring all deposits could improve the banking system.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2023

There was this sense that there were no limits in American policy — it was very vertiginous, almost dizzying,” Hockett said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2022

“It would be very easy through finance regulation to require banks and firms to absorb the risks of harm to people through climate change,” Hockett said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021

Hockett, also in his early thirties, had spent nine years selling and then trading derivatives for Deutsche Bank in Tokyo.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis