Acheson

American

[ach-uh-suhn] / ˈætʃ ə sən /

noun

Dean (Gooderham) 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
Edward Goodrich 1856–1931, U.S. chemist.

Acheson British

/ ˈætʃɪsən /

noun

Dean ( Gooderham ). 1893–1971, US lawyer and statesman: secretary of state (1949–53) under President Truman

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A place to start is the memoirs of Dean Acheson.

From The Wall Street Journal

To entertain and distract herself while going through a divorce, Erika Acheson used Anthropic’s Claude to build a bot that generates images based on prompts from her and her friends.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Acheson owned Acheson at the time Ms. Laufer launched the lawsuit but has since sold it.

From Washington Times

Acheson Hotels and the business interests supporting it argue that Laufer’s admission that she wasn’t planning to visit the hotel should end the case.

From Seattle Times

Mr Acheson was remanded into custody while Mr Bustard was granted bail subject to strict conditions.

From BBC

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