O'Neill

American  

[oh-neel] / oʊˈnil /

noun

1. Eugene (Gladstone), 1888–1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel Prize 1936.

2. Thomas P(hilip) Tip, 1912–1994, U.S. politician: congressman 1953–87; speaker of the House 1977–87.

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O'Neill British  

/ əʊˈniːl /

noun

1. Eugene ( Gladstone ). 1888–1953, US dramatist. His works, which are notable for their emotional power and psychological analysis, include Desire under the Elms (1924), Strange Interlude (1928), Mourning becomes Elektra (1931), Long Day's Journey into Night (1941), and The Iceman Cometh (1946): Nobel prize for literature 1936

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Lululemon’s incoming CEO Heidi O’Neill will take over next week.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Lululemon delivered the results and the forecast as analysts await the arrival of Lululemon’s new CEO, Heidi O’Neill, a veteran of Nike and Levi’s, who takes over on Sept. 8.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

After O’Neill was appointed as chief executive, shares dropped, as investors critiqued her tenure as a former Nike executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Lord O'Neill believes showing investors he can be decisive on the state pension or the welfare bill will give him breathing room to focus on his favoured infrastructure investments.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Three weeks later, Jesse met with Dean O’Neill.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz