Pershing

American  

[pur-shing, -zhing] / ˈpɜr ʃɪŋ, -ʒɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph Blackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

2. Military.

   1. a 46-ton (42-metric ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90 mm gun.

   2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

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Pershing ¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)

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Pershing ² British  

noun

1. a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

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Example Sentences

Bill Ackman, founder of the hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, said on the social-media website X on Sunday that “some of the highest quality businesses in the world are trading at extremely cheap prices.”

From Barron's

He could do with a change in market sentiment as he looks to bring his Pershing Square brand to public U.S. markets with a new fund, likely to be heavily focused on large tech companies.

From Barron's

“Some of the highest quality businesses in the world are trading at extremely cheap prices,” said the CEO of Pershing Square.

From MarketWatch

The Pershing Square CEO pitched that plan in a blitz of meetings with government officials, the people said.

From Barron's

Ackman recently filed to take public his hedge fund, Pershing Square, in tandem with a new investment fund.

From The Wall Street Journal