Thurston

[ thur-stuhn ]

/ ˈθɜr stən /

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noun

a male given name: from a Scandinavian word meaning “Thor's stone.”

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How to use Thurston in a sentence

Digiday spoke to Thurston to find out how the company has responded to this unique time and what impact it’s had on its business and editorial strategy.
Media Briefing: Google’s extension puts publishers at ease to continue cookieless plans, but some fear advertiser urgency is gone|Tim Peterson|July 8, 2021|Digiday
Subscriptions are projected to represent 10% of the company’s total revenue this year, and ad revenue will represent 50%, said Thurston, who plans to take the company public one day but acknowledged that will take “a minimum” of two years.
Outside CEO says 40% of new subscribers are choosing its bundle for access to its entire portfolio|Sara Guaglione|July 5, 2021|Digiday
Sixty percent were selecting at least three activities, Thurston said.
Outside CEO says 40% of new subscribers are choosing its bundle for access to its entire portfolio|Sara Guaglione|July 5, 2021|Digiday
Beyond magazines, Thurston’s acquisitions include book publisher VeloPress, Outside TV, Warren Miller ski films, the Fly Fishing Film Tour and even a company that takes finish-line photos at races.
Outside magazine thrived on adventure stories. Now it’s in its own fight for survival.|Murray Carpenter|July 2, 2021|Washington Post

Thurston likens the model to Amazon Prime, Disney Plus and Netflix.
Outside magazine thrived on adventure stories. Now it’s in its own fight for survival.|Murray Carpenter|July 2, 2021|Washington Post
In 1998, Osher served on an expert panel after a shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon.
Obama’s $120 Million School Safety Plan|Elizabeth Lopatto|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Romney has always won the Thurston Howell III vote, but he has always lost the Gilligan vote.
Paul Begala: Mitt Romney Wins Now, Loses Later|Paul Begala|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I can see Thurston Romney III sticking his delicate pinky out of the trigger guard, asking his maid to iron his bullets.
Paul Begala: Huntsman Wins South Carolina Debate by Dropping Out|Paul Begala|January 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Baratunde Thurston is a conscious comic and a vigilante pundit who works as an editor for The Onion.
The Obama Girls' First Day of School|Baratunde Thurston|January 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Thurston Clarke is the author, most recently, of The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America.
Has Sarah Palin Put a Target on Obama?|Thurston Clarke|October 7, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Thurston continued to build steam-engines at this place until nearly a half-century later, dying in 1874.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
Thurston and Babcock subsequently removed to Providence, where the latter soon died.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine|Robert H. Thurston
In fact he is one of the native sons, having been born in Thurston county on the 1st of May, 1858.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
In the half hour that Barbara Thurston waited alone her mind wandered to many of her own hopes and fears.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires|Laura Dent Crane
Mrs. Thurston had supposed Bab was deep in reading the history of David Copperfield, which lay open on her lap.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires|Laura Dent Crane