Carnegie
Americannoun
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Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
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Dale, 1888–1955, U.S. author and teacher of self-improvement techniques.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania.
noun
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Founded in 2023 by Yang Zhilin, a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and China’s Tsinghua University, Moonshot is backed by investors including HSG, Alibaba and Tencent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"I would say it's been a cultural revolution," says Sophia Besch, a senior researcher at the Carnegie Institute for Peace, a think tank in Washington DC.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Morgan merged Carnegie Steel with several chief competitors to create the largest industrial corporation in existence.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Victoria Pedretti was fresh out of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama when she was cast in Mike Flanagan’s acclaimed 2018 horror series, “The Haunting of Hill House.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Even Lake Carnegie itself was an emblem of wealth and privilege.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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