Orville
Americannoun
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After a lousy investing experience in the 1990s, Warren Buffett quipped that “if there had been a capitalist at Kitty Hawk, he should have shot down Orville and done us all a favor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The Jamaican, 62-year-old Orville Etoria, was repatriated to Jamaica in September but 10 more deportees arrived on October 9, according to the Eswatini government.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
A string of actors have since taken the role of the Emcee, including Adam Lambert, Orville Peck and Porter.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
Orville Schell, director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, said Xi’s move to invoke the bridge in his meeting with Newsom was a classic attempt to flatter a visiting foreigner.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023
I didn’t have the nerve to suggest he preach on the theme of “love thy neighbor,” but some members of his congregation, like Orville Payne, could stand to hear it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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