Vanderbilt
Americannoun
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Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
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Harold Stirling 1884–1970, U.S. business executive.
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Joel Dodge is the director of industrial policy & economic security at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Current utilizers of the smaller cut include the buzzy Vanderbilt heir Belle Burden’s “Strangers,” George Saunders’ darkly humorous “Vigil” Lena Dunham’s millennial-tinged tell-all “Famesick” and the infamously tablet-sized “Transcription” from Ben Lerner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The A.I. economy is even bigger than that, with far more investor and fund exposure in the works, and a worse-case crash could hit up to $20 trillion in household wealth, per the Vanderbilt report.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
Dr. Anna Morad, a pediatrician at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, said she had witnessed a gradual rise in families refusing vitamin K leading up to the hospitalizations.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Vanderbilt, also wound up with stress, blew off steam in bruising morning football games with the exercise boys.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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