Kellogg
[kel-awg, -og]
- Frank Billings,1856–1937, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1925–29; Nobel Peace Prize 1929.
- W(ill) K(eith),1860–1951, U.S. manufacturer of prepared cereals and philanthropist.
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Examples from the Web for kellogg
Contemporary Examples
Even so, Kellogg comes off better than most of the other characters in The Road to Wellville.
Bud Light: Rescue Dog Weego Year: 2012 Ad Meter Score: 8.42 Kellogg Grade: C Share Price Change: 1.61 percent 6.
Skechers: Dog in Sneakers Year: 2012 Ad Meter Score: 8.57 Kellogg Grade: A Share Price Change: 1.74 percent 2.
Doritos: Dog-Collar Revenge Year: 2010 Ad Meter Score: 8.27 Kellogg Grade: B Share Price Change: 3.30 percent 5.
Bud Light: Rock, Paper, Scissors Year: 2007 Ad Meter Score: 8.28 Kellogg Grade: A Share Price Change: 0.72 percent 17.
Historical Examples
Duncan had been wont to say of him that Kellogg could talk the hind-leg off of a mule.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
When it came to that, it was hard to refuse Kellogg anything; he had that way with him.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
Kellogg could talk, Heaven alone knew how winningly he could talk!
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
It was only yesterday I posted a letter to you for Mr. Kellogg, sir, and the address was Omaha.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
And I simply couldn't accept; it wouldn't be fair to you, Kellogg, or myself.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
Word Origin and History for kellogg
Kellogg
surname, attested from late 13c., literally "kill hog," a name for a butcher. The U.S. cereal company began in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1906, founded by W.K. Kellogg (business manager of the Battle Creek Sanatorium) as Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company.
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