Gates
Americannoun
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Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
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William Bill, born 1956, U.S. entrepreneur.
noun
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Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive and philanthropist; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation
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Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)
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Horatio. ?1728–1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)
Example Sentences
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But outfits like the Gates Foundation and World Bank still don’t have the same level of resources, let alone command the same kind of global respect.
From Salon
My oldest kid just got a job at TerraPower, a company founded by Bill Gates that works on applications of nuclear power.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who also appeared in photos shared by the Department of Justice, said that he regretted knowing Epstein and denied ever traveling to Epstein’s infamous retreat in the U.S.
From Salon
"Bill spoke candidly, addressing several questions in detail," the Gates Foundation said in a statement.
From BBC
“I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit,” Gates said, according to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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