Peirce
Americannoun
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Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
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Charles Sanders 1839–1914, U.S. philosopher, mathematician, and physicist.
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a male given name.
noun
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A statement from Uddin's family, issued by their solicitors Birnberg Peirce, said they welcomed the inquest's findings.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In 2022, the latest figures available, then-SEC Chair Gary Gensler made about $168,000, while commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Hester Peirce earned roughly $158,000, for example, according to FederalPay.org.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Candidates under consideration to lead the SEC include Daniel Gallagher, a former SEC official now at Robinhood, and current Republican SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, according to the Washington Post.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2024
SEC commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda partially dissented from Monday's settlement, saying the regulator owed investors better guidance on NFTs.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023
Three years later Peirce published an article of much more outspoken protest, this time including in his repudiation the professional philosophers as well as the popularists.
From The pragmatic theory of truth as developed by Peirce, James, and Dewey by Delton Loring Geyer
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