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Northrop

American  
[nawr-thruhp] / ˈnɔr θrəp /

noun

  1. John Howard, 1891–1987, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1946.


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Boeing beat Northrop Grumman NOC -0.24%decrease; down pointing triangle , its only rival in the competition after Lockheed Martin LMT -1.14%decrease; down pointing triangle dropped out of the running last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

This agreement effectively removes competitors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman as participants in the next-generation program for the foreseeable future, they wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The aircraft maker was up against Northrop Grumman for the job.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rare advancers were defense stocks such as Northrop Grumman and gold stocks such as Newmont Mining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

She accepted a job at the Northrop Corporation, one of many aviation companies tucked into the suburban sprawl of Los Angeles.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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