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Thornton

American  
[thawrn-tn] / ˈθɔrn tn /

noun

  1. William, 1759–1828, U.S. architect, born in the British Virgin Islands.

  2. a town in NE Colorado.

  3. a male given name.


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“It goes without saying that unmanned systems are incredibly, incredibly important in future warfare,” Mach Industries founder Ethan Thornton told Barron’s in a recent interview.

From Barron's

In 2021, she relocated to Los Angeles to teach composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, and she continues her work in and outside of the classroom.

From Los Angeles Times

“Natural gas, delivered at a fraction of the cost in a fraction of the time,” says Billy Bob Thornton in a new commercial for liquefied-natural-gas exporter Venture Global.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mike Kempe, chief information officer of audit and consulting firm Grant Thornton, said that business software like enterprise resource planning systems are equipped to handle the complexities that large companies deal with.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alexandra Thornton, senior director of financial regulation policy at the Center for American Progress, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, welcomes congressional involvement.

From Barron's