Lyons

American

[lahy-uhnz, lee-awn, lahy-uhnz] / ˈlaɪ ənz, liˈɔ̃, ˈlaɪ ənz /

noun

Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
French Lyon. a city in and the capital of Rhone, in E France at the confluence of the Rhone and Saône rivers.

Lyons British

/ ˈlaɪənz /

noun

Joseph Aloysius. 1879–1939, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1931–39)

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There is a question over whether Platt’s appointment automatically made him the co-CEO and gave him the authority to fire Lyons, the filing said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Platt moved to fire Lyons “given his view that the current co-CEO undermined his authority,” according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The development came on the same day his wife, Amanda Lyons, was arrested in Dubai.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The only other Negroes there were some of the Lyons children, younger than I was, in the lower grades.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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