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Stanley

American  
[stan-lee] / ˈstæn li /

noun

  1. Arthur Penrhyn Dean Stanley, 1815–81, English clergyman and author.

  2. Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby, 1799–1869, British statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858–59, 1866–68.

  3. Francis Edgar, 1849–1918, and his twin brother Freelan 1849–1940, U.S. inventors and manufacturers: developed steam-powered car.

  4. Sir Henry Morton, John Rowlands, 1841–1904, British journalist and explorer in Africa: led successful search for David Livingstone.

  5. Wendell M(eredith), 1904–71, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1946.

  6. the capital and principal harbor of the Falkland Islands, in the eastern part.

  7. Mount Stanley, former name of Mount Ngaliema.

  8. a male given name: an Old English family name taken from a placename meaning “stone field.”


Stanley 1 British  
/ ˈstænlɪ /

noun

  1. the capital of the Falkland Islands, in NE East Falkland Island: scene of fighting in the Falklands War of 1982. Pop: 1989 (2001)

  2. a town in NE England, in N Durham. Pop: 19 072 (2001)

  3. Congolese name: Ngaliema Mountain.  a mountain in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): the highest peak of the Ruwenzori range. Height: 5109 m (16 763 ft)

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Stanley 2 British  
/ ˈstænlɪ /

noun

  1. Sir Henry Morton . 1841–1904, British explorer and journalist, who led an expedition to Africa in search of Livingstone, whom he found on Nov 10, 1871. He led three further expeditions in Africa (1874–77; 1879–84; 1887–89) and was instrumental in securing Belgian sovereignty over the Congo Free State

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News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson teased the deal Monday in a presentation at a Morgan Stanley conference.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan Stanley pegs U.S. private-credit lending alone at around $3 trillion, larger than both the public high-yield bond market and the syndicated loan market.

From MarketWatch

Morgan Stanley expects Tesla to roll out Optimus 3.0 in its own factories, where it can collect data on operations and improve the product.

From Barron's

Morgan Stanley analysts say in a report that this indicates Amazon is being patient about its move into agentic shopping, given its advantages in inventory, infrastructure, and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stanley said the aim of the law was to support the Kern County oil industry, which was facing pipeline closures without additional supplies to ship to state refineries.

From Los Angeles Times