DuPont
Americannoun
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Eleuthère Irénée 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.
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Pierre Samuel 1739–1817, French economist and statesman (father of Eleuthère Irénée).
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Samuel Francis, 1803–65, Union admiral in the U.S. Civil War.
Example Sentences
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Calpers acquired 358,569 shares of Qnity Electronics, a DuPont spinoff.
From Barron's
The company spun off from DuPont de Nemours in November.
From Barron's
He will join an illustrious lineup that includes the late French ballet legend Patrick Dupont, former Paris Opera star Nicolas Le Riche and its current star, Hugo Marchand.
From Barron's
They were made to graft by ever-improving Italy in Lille, but eventually streaked away to win 33-8, aided by another classy display from star scrum-half and captain Antoine Dupont.
From BBC
A brilliant kick set up the opening score for Louis Bielle-Biarrey, before Dupont then showed his defensive strengths during a dominant second-half spell from the visitors.
From BBC
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