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Northcliffe

American  
[nawrth-klif] / ˈnɔrθ klɪf /
Northcliffe British  
/ ˈnɔːθklɪf /

noun

  1. Viscount. title of Alfred Charles William Harmsworth. 1865–1922, British newspaper proprietor. With his brother, 1st Viscount Rothermere, he built up a vast chain of newspapers. He founded the Daily Mail (1896), the Daily Mirror (1903), and acquired The Times (1908)

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St John Harmsworth – brother of newspaper magnates Lords Northcliffe and Rothermere – made Perrier a byword for mineral water across the British empire.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

The keynote address, on the theme of idiolect — the distinctive speech patterns of particular characters — was delivered by John Mullan, Lord Northcliffe chair of modern English literature at University College London.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2017

Northcliffe “is a wicked man for whom I have real contempt,” Margot writes.

From Economist Jul. 24, 2014

Lord Northcliffe Professor Emeritus at University College University John Sutherland was on the judging panel, said the entries were "fascinatingly varied and vivid".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2013

Northcliffe came in December, with Colonel House and members of the House Mission.

From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood

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