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Atkins

American  
[at-kinz] / ˈæt kɪnz /

noun

plural

Atkins
  1. Chester Chet, 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.

  2. Tommy Atkins.


Atkins British  
/ ˈætkɪnz /

noun

  1. Robert C . 1930–2003, US physician, cardiologist, and nutritionist. An advocate of complementary medicine, he devised a widely-used diet (the Atkins diet ) based on controlled intake of carbohydrates for weight management and disease prevention

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At the Digital Asset Summit in New York last week, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the agency would release the innovation exemption sometime in the next month.

From Barron's

The idea would be to allow firms to perform a “proof of concept” for on-chain trading that could be used to inform a longer-term rule-making process down the road, Atkins said.

From Barron's

SEC Chair Paul Atkins said Monday the change could increase the diversification of a retirement fund in an era when private assets make up a large part of capital markets.

From Barron's

Dea pitched RCA, where the country-music business was helmed by Chet Atkins.

From The Wall Street Journal

His songwriting submissions to RCA Records impressed the artist Chet Atkins, who championed his tunes in the country music scene.

From Los Angeles Times