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Redstone

American  
[red-stohn] / ˈrɛdˌstoʊn /

noun

  1. a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.


Etymology

Origin of Redstone

After Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama


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When the Ellison family acquired Paramount from the Sumner Redstone family last year, Ellison shifted operations to L.A., where he and other key executives work on the Melrose Avenue lot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Revenue inched up 1% to $6.91 billion compared to the year-ago period, when Paramount was controlled by media heiress Shari Redstone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

To Ilana Redstone, a sociologist who specializes in political polarization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sociology’s troubles gained traction through the 1971 Supreme Court decision, Griggs vs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Media mogul Shari Redstone and superstar Dwayne Johnson were among those who attended the ceremony when Ratner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in early 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

Mercury-Redstone 1, or “MR-1,” the first mission to mate the Mercury capsule to the Redstone rocket, failed on the launchpad.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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