Penney

[ pen-ee ]

/ ˈpɛn i /

noun

J(ames) C(ash),1875–1971, U.S. retail merchant.

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Example sentences from the Web for penney

Activist investor Bill Ackman had sought to remake Penney under the leadership of former Apple executive Ron Johnson.
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There's a reason that department stores have spent the last two decades going out of business; it now seems to be Penney's turn.
The Real Lesson of JC Penney: Sometimes, You're Stuck|Megan McArdle|April 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I'm a fan of the old Penney's and thought there was little that was wrong with it.
I Would Leave Journalism to Help Rescue JCPenney's|Michael Tomasky|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Daniel doesn't look at it from a Penney's point of view, which is more interesting to me.
I Would Leave Journalism to Help Rescue JCPenney's|Michael Tomasky|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

All of us will watch with much interest the Penney Law of Michigan.
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Senator Penney: The law has a section in it providing for defacing and damaging the trees or cutting them down.
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Parker said Attorney Penney took his testimony after the shooting.
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British Dictionary definitions for penney

Penney

/ (ˈpɛnɪ) /

noun

William George, Baron Penney of East Hendred. 1909–91, British mathematician. He worked on the first atomic bomb and became chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (1964–67)

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