Becker
Americannoun
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Carl Lotus 1873–1945, U.S. historian.
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George Ferdinand, 1847–1919, U.S. scientist and mathematician.
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Howard Paul, 1899–1960, U.S. sociologist.
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Example Sentences
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A decade later, I sat in a seminar room at the University of Chicago listening to Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy present their work on the economics of illegal goods.
Becker and Murphy’s 1988 theory of rational addiction shows that addicts respond far more to permanent price changes than to temporary ones.
Peter Becker, president of Criterion, credits this continued annual growth to young customers’ enthusiasm for physical formats.
From Los Angeles Times
“In the dawn of streaming, it seemed like maybe this was not going to happen, but it has definitely happened,” said Becker.
From Los Angeles Times
It is a culture that Riley described when he left in 1990, quoting the late author Ernest Becker.
From Los Angeles Times
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