Pearson

American  

[peer-suhn] / ˈpɪər sən /

noun

1. Drew Andrew Russell Pearson, 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.

2. Karl, 1857–1936, English statistician.

3. Lester Bowles 1897–1972, Canadian diplomat and politician: Nobel Peace Prize 1957; prime minister 1963–68.

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Pearson British  

/ ˈpɪəsən /

noun

1. Karl. 1857–1936, British mathematician, noted for his work in statistics, esp as applied to biological problems

2. Lester B ( owles ). 1897–1972, Canadian Liberal statesman; prime minister (1963–68): Nobel peace prize 1957 for helping to resolve the Suez crisis (1956)

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Example Sentences

Software companies also rise in London, with Experian and Pearson both climbing by more than 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trial heard Pearson Engineering was owned by Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, an Israeli-state owned weapons company, although a company representative told jurors no Tyneside-built creations had been supplied to Israel.

From BBC

Hollie Mildenhall, 25, and Georgia Coote, 28, held an eight-hour stand-off on a roof at Pearson Engineering in Newcastle while Summer Oxlade, 29, tipped rubble from a truck, the city's crown court heard.

From BBC

He said the trio "decided to take the law into their own hands" rather than seek a "lawful route" to stop what they thought were the illegal actions of Pearson Engineering.

From BBC

“I think the most surprising thing was less the provisions and impairments…but the still poor operating performance and inability to generate cash,” says Oxcap Analytics analyst Stuart Pearson.

From Barron's