Pershing

American  

[pur-shing, -zhing] / ˈpɜr ʃɪŋ, -ʒɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph Blackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

2. Military.

   1. a 46-ton (42-metric ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90 mm gun.

   2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

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Pershing ¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)

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Pershing ² British  

noun

1. a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

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Pershing

Pershing Square declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12.2 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Boughton thinks Pershing Square Holdings is the better buy, trading at a roughly 30% discount to its NAV last week.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Ackman’s new $5 billion Pershing Square USA fund has deployed 85% of capital and trades over 20% below its IPO price.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Pershing Square earlier this year made an offer to take over Universal Music, but the bid was rejected by Universal Music’s board on the grounds that it undervalued the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

General Pershing would save us if we could be saved.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck