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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Speaking before Little-Pengelly's statement, O'Neill said: "I find it astonishing her silence. I find it astonishing that the media aren't asking her these questions," she added.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

When O’Neill joined to lead BP in April, Howle agreed to support the transition as her deputy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“The people who will be harmed by this decision are not bureaucrats,” Gita O’Neill, LAHSA’s interim chief executive, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

A month later, Chief Financial Officer Vincent O’Neill said at a conference that Starlink will “encroach on some limited areas of our business,” but only after a few years of expansion.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

I called one last time to see if I couldn’t at least get Ted O’Neill to send Jesse a polite rejection.

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