Sorrento
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Sorrento Therapeutics CEO Henry Ji lost his when the drugmaker filed for bankruptcy-court protection in 2023 after an arbitration award over a failed collaboration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
A trip in 2023 to Sorrento, on the Italian coast, was a major catalyst for starting weight-loss injections last June.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Ciampa has lived in Sorrento, near Naples, most of her life with her extended family.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
If you don’t believe in ghosts, but you take a job at the Hotel Sorrento on First Hill, you may soon.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
I didn’t have a shred of proof against Sorrento and the Sixers.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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