Nielsen

[ neel-suh n ]

/ ˈnil sən /

noun

Carl Au·gust

[kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1865–1931, Danish composer.

Informal. Nielsen rating.

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I also marveled that the NSA allowed Nielsen was allowed to make this info public.
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It turned out to be the Nielsen Company, a media research firm.
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Super Bowl ads are infamous, in large part because they are what Nielsen calls “the most expensive 30 seconds on TV.”
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To date, it has sold 750,000 copies here, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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According to Nielsen Soundscan, total sales are now at 54,000 units.
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Nielsen and I made known to Denton our purpose to walk across the valley.
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I lay in the shade, resting my burning feet and achiag bones, and I watched Nielsen as he whistled over the camp chores.
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Nielsen chopped a notch in it on the lower side, and then he and Edd began to saw into it on the other.
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Nielsen laughed, but all the same decided to do as Osdeven suggested.
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Nielsen and Edd had not followed far before they heard a hound yelping in pain.
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British Dictionary definitions for nielsen

Nielsen

/ (ˈniːlsən, Danish ˈnelsən) /

noun

Carl (August) (karl). 1865–1931, Danish composer. His works include six symphonies and the opera Masquerade (1906)

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Word Origin and History for nielsen

Nielsen

in reference to popularity ratings of TV and radio programs, 1951, named for U.S. market researcher Arthur Clarke Nielsen (1897-1980), founder of A.C. Nielsen Co., which evaluates viewership based on samplings of receiving sets.

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