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McMillan

American  
[muhk-mil-uhn] / məkˈmɪl ən /

noun

  1. Edwin Mattison 1907–91, U.S. educator and physicist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1951.


McMillan British  
/ məkˈmɪlən /

noun

  1. Edwin M ( attison ). 1907–91, US physicist; Nobel prize for chemistry 1951 (with Glenn Seaborg) for the discovery of transuranic elements

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“Yes, we are starting to see recovery, but the issue is a large portion of those barrels have to take a more convoluted route,” said Ben McMillan, chief investment officer at IDX Advisors.

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Ben McMillan, CIO at IDX Advisors, said he has been keeping a close eye on polls at the national and local level as the drumbeat of anti-data-center rhetoric has picked up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In 2025, Alysia McMillan, then a Republican activist, attended a news conference in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"And", adds McMillan: "And they're six foot six most of them, so it's going to be even tighter seats".

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Using Wilson’s findings, Ed McMillan calculated that particles could produce a serviceable beam even when they were significantly unfocused and out of resonance.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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