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Solon

American  
[soh-luhn] / ˈsoʊ lən /

noun

  1. c638–c558 b.c., Athenian statesman.

  2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.

  3. a town in N Ohio.

Solon British  
/ ˈsəʊlən, səʊˈləʊnɪən, səʊˈlɒnɪk /

noun

  1. ?638–?559 bc , Athenian statesman, who introduced economic, political, and legal reforms

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Without fiber-optic connectivity, even the most advanced chips are “essentially worthless,” Anthony Milovantsev, a partner at telecommunications consulting firm Altman Solon, wrote in an email to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

Mr. Solon is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

“It used to be an issue for me,” said the 56-year-old from Solon, Iowa.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

In the Americas, UBS appointed Solon Kentas and Jeff Hinton as heads of mergers and acquisitions and Brad Miller as head of equity capital markets.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2023

And when Solon did not mention him, Croesus was forced to say, “Do you not consider me lucky?”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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