Murdoch
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(Dame) (Jean) Iris, 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland.
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(Keith) Rupert, born 1931, U.S. publisher and media mogul, born in Australia.
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a male given name.
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Dame ( Jean ) Iris . 1919–99, British writer. Her books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize, The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), and Existentialists and Mystics (1997)
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( Keith ) Rupert. born 1931, US publisher and media entrepreneur, born in Australia; chairman of News International Ltd (including Times Newspapers Ltd), 20th Century-Fox, and HarperCollins
Example Sentences
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When Trump had dinner with Rupert Murdoch earlier this year, he asked the founder of News Corp if Bezos could actually save the Post, a person at the dinner said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
He also asked Murdoch if he would be interested in buying it, and Murdoch said he wasn’t, the attendee said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
Lachlan Murdoch led Fox’s purchase of Tubi, which provides free TV channels and movies for smart televisions, keeping Fox in the streaming game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
“This is a defining moment for Fox, and a natural extension of the deliberate and focused strategy we have been executing for nearly a decade,” said Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Av’s zoologist brother Murdoch had already come, and he enjoyed cornering people to talk about how cells divide.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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