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Nielsen

American  
[neel-suhn] / ˈnil sən /

noun

  1. Carl August 1865–1931, Danish composer.

  2. Informal. Nielsen rating.


Nielsen British  
/ ˈnelsən, ˈniːlsən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said a "reconciliation commission" would be set up while Danish PM Mette Frederiksen promised the governments would work together.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

He said that in the past four weeks, sales of Clorox’s Hidden Valley Ranch dressing were down 5%, based on third-party data from Nielsen.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

YouTube represents about 14% of streaming-watch time by U.S. viewers on TVs, compared to Netflix’s 8% in May, according to Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Nielsen, the longtime powerhouse in TV ratings, agreed to buy DoubleVerify, a software platform that verifies media quality and optimizes advertising performance, in a deal with an enterprise value of about $2.15 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

I ask Mr. Nielsen if I can use my own earnings to give a child a stick of penny candy now and then, and he laughs.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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