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Wharton

American  
[hwawr-tn, wawr-] / ˈʰwɔr tn, ˈwɔr- /

noun

  1. Edith 1862–1937, U.S. novelist.


Wharton British  
/ ˈwɔːtən /

noun

  1. Edith ( Newbold ). 1862–1937, US novelist; author of The House of Mirth (1905) and Ethan Frome (1911)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A research report Deloitte released in January, and a separate Wharton study, both show large companies moving beyond experimentation and integrating AI into essential operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Last fall’s boot camp, at Wharton, had 46 participants and a waitlist of more than 120.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Three-day “boot camps” are offered by Bank of America’s Merrill Center for Family Wealth, which partners with business schools such as the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

This Conference League final performance was another reason to be wondering why Wharton is not on the plane.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The meetings were held in the basement of Wharton Hall, a harshly lit, windowless room, paper plates, pizza cartons, and soda bottles piled on a metal table, folding chairs arranged in a limp semicircle.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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