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

“The only thing unusual here is scale,” said Andrew Sinclair, an assistant professor of government at Claremont McKenna College.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The decision to drop Sinclair for Gray in St. Louis wasn’t in response to retaliation for last year’s Kimmel episode, people familiar with the matter said.

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

At the same time Kat was laying out her plan to use François Fournier’s ID to access the server room, Mother was across town in Montmartre visiting the Sinclair Collection.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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