Vanderbilt
Americannoun
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Cornelius, 1794–1877, U.S. financier.
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Harold Stirling 1884–1970, U.S. business executive.
noun
Example Sentences
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Sameera Fazili is a senior fellow at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 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
Just as impressive—and easily missed in the station wings—is the 400-seat Grand Brasserie in the original beaux-arts waiting room of Vanderbilt Hall with 55-foot-high ceilings, swaths of marble and gigantic chandeliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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 was presenting Seabiscuit with the Horse and Horseman plaque for Horse of the Year.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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