kissel

/ ˈkɪsəl /

noun

1. a Russian dessert of sweetened fruit purée thickened with arrowroot

Word History and Origins

Origin of kissel¹

from Russian kisel

Example Sentences

Adam Kissel, a visiting fellow on higher education policy at the conservative Heritage Foundation, said it leaves some questions around what benefits would be bestowed to signatories and how it would be enforced, though the overall aim seemed appropriate.

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“It is reasonable to offer additional benefits of partnership to institutions that voluntarily agree to higher standards of merit and efficiency than most of academia offers,” Kissel said.

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The discussions are a reminder to anthropologists that if they stick to their academic silos, others will interpret their work for them, said Marc Kissel, an anthropologist at Appalachian State University who attended the talks.

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But last week, Ms. Overdeck, who studied astrophysics at Princeton University and whose work as a philanthropist includes running Bedtime Math, a nonprofit focused on teaching children math, alleged in a court filing that their estate planning lawyers at the law firm Seward & Kissel had moved billions of dollars of their joint assets to trusts in Wyoming that affected her and their children’s ability to gain access to them.

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Michael Watling, co-head of law firm Seward & Kissel LLP's government enforcement and internal investigations group, said the widespread nature of the SEC enforcement had surprised the industry.

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