Lourie
noun
any of several awards for excellence in advertising and marketing, given by the Marketing Federation of South Africa
Lourie
1 British
/ ˈlaʊrɪ /
noun
lourie
2
British
/ ˈlaʊrɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of lourie
from Malay luri
Example Sentences
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“Auditing doesn’t tell a complete picture of a company,” said Ben Lourie, an associate professor of accounting at University of California, Irvine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The Mosaic label, which he founded with the music-business veteran Charlie Lourie 41 years ago, has become the gold standard of archival jazz releases.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Centricus co-founder Nizar Al-Bassam and chief executive Garth Ritchie are heading the bid, which also includes hedge fund manager Jonathan Lourie of Cheyne Capital and Bob Finch of Talis Capital.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2022
Photojournalist Alex Lourie captured her portrait after the attack, and the image was soon featured on the front pages of newspapers around the world.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
On the 8th of March 1550, Robert Hathwy, John Sym, and James Lourie, burgesses of Edinburgh, confess their guilt in transgressing a regulation against purchasing Bordeaux wines dearer than L.22, 10s.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852 by Robert Chambers
Late one May afternoon at his Mauricedale office, Hume stands in khaki shorts, scooping handfuls of live mealworms and tossing them to his bird, Princess, a purple-crested lourie.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 9, 2010
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