Lyons
Americannoun
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Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
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French Lyon. a city in and the capital of Rhone, in E France at the confluence of the Rhone and Saône rivers.
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Example Sentences
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First, last year, Overdeck retook Lyons’s seat on the management committee, though Lyons remained co-CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Platt moved to fire Lyons “given his view that the current co-CEO undermined his authority,” according to the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
There is a question over whether Platt’s appointment automatically made him the co-CEO and gave him the authority to fire Lyons, the filing said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
On Friday, a joint Scottish-Spanish operation targeted alleged members of the Lyons group in a series of simultaneous raids in Bellshill, Glasgow, Gartcosh, Whitburn, Caldercruix, Cumbernauld, Coatbridge, Barcelona and the Malaga area.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“Do you think this Charley Lyons knows what we know?”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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