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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 /

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

Results of a survey by media consulting firm Altman Solon indicate good consumer trends for the NFL in Britain.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023

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

“We all know stories of poor families in which the next generation did much better,” said Gary Solon, a University of Michigan economist who is a leading mobility researcher.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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