Axelrod

American

[ak-suhl-rod] / ˈæk səlˌrɒd /

noun

Julius, 1912–2004, U.S. biochemist and pharmacologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1970.

Axelrod British

/ ˈæksəlrɒd /

noun

Julius. 1912–2004, US neuropharmacologist, renowned for his work on catecholamines. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (with von Euler and Bernard Katz) 1970

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In December, Axelrod cut a $35 million debt deal with a Dubai-based company behind the Pacha nightclubs brand to bring the Mirage back once again, this time as “Pacha New York.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But at the suggestion of political consultant David Axelrod, later a senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, Blagojevich teamed up with Jackson, first reaching out through his son Jesse Jr.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

According to its head of investor relations, Travis Axelrod, the change was requested by investors.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Jones and Axelrod are longtime Democratic insiders and self-identified liberals; neither has accused Mamdani of being a traitor or a terrorist and surely never would.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Mayor Axelrod cut a wide red ribbon with fake oversized cardboard scissors to officially open the Telephone Company in Fentress.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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