Sinclair

American  

[sin-klair, sing-, sin-klair, sing-] / sɪnˈklɛər, sɪŋ-, ˈsɪn klɛər, ˈsɪŋ- /

noun

1. Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.

2. May, 1865?–1946, British novelist.

3. Upton (Beall) 1878–1968, U.S. novelist, socialist, and reformer.

4. a male given name: a family name taken from a French placename, Saint Clair.

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Sinclair British  

/ sɪŋˈklɛə, ˈsɪŋklɛə /

noun

1. Sir Clive ( Marles ). born 1940, English electronics engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, who produced such electronic goods as pocket calculators and some of the first home computers; however, the Sinclair C5 (1985), a small light electric vehicle for one person, proved a commercial failure

2. Upton ( Beall ). 1878–1968, US novelist, whose The Jungle (1906) exposed the working and sanitary conditions of the Chicago meat-packing industry and prompted the passage of food inspection laws

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Sinclair

JPMorgan Chase appointed Nelle Miller and William Sinclair as co-chief executives of its U.S. private bank.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Broadcasters including Sinclair and Nexstar have argued to the FCC that the balance of power between networks and affiliates needs to be realigned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

For Sinclair, one of the nation’s largest broadcasters, losing ABC would likely hurt KDNL’s ratings and advertising revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tanya Sinclair, the boss of industry group Electric Vehicles UK, criticised the government for "asking whether we should extend the availability of polluting vehicles amid our hottest summer on record."

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Next, Mother told them about Stavros Sinclair packing up his paintings.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti