Nielsen
[neel-suh n]
- Carl Au·gust [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/, 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- Informal. Nielsen rating.
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Contemporary Examples
I also marveled that the NSA allowed Nielsen was allowed to make this info public.
It turned out to be the Nielsen Company, a media research firm.
Super Bowl ads are infamous, in large part because they are what Nielsen calls “the most expensive 30 seconds on TV.”
To date, it has sold 750,000 copies here, according to Nielsen BookScan.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, total sales are now at 54,000 units.
Historical Examples
But old Nelson (or Nielsen) out of the tropics seemed unthinkable.
'Twixt Land & SeaJoseph Conrad
Freya Nelson (or Nielsen) was the kind of girl one remembers.
'Twixt Land & SeaJoseph Conrad
Nielsen laughed, but all the same decided to do as Osdeven suggested.
WerwolvesElliott O'Donnell
Captain Nielsen looked eagerly at us over the edge of his cot.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 1 of 3William Clark Russell
Miss Nielsen,' he cried, 'were not you wise to put on that warm coat?
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 2 of 3William Clark Russell
Nielsen
- 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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