Kahn

[ kahn ]

/ kɑn /

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noun

Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.

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How to use Kahn in a sentence

Every astronaut knows the risk of spaceflight, but at the same time, “as an agency NASA has a responsibility to protect the people they put in harm’s way,” says Kahn.
New NASA radiation rules could open up space missions to more women|Neel V. Patel|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“They’re pulling in all kinds of stuff that they and other people have been developing over decades,” said Kahn.
Mathematicians Settle Erdős Coloring Conjecture|Kelsey Houston-Edwards|April 5, 2021|Quanta Magazine
Over the last four years, Kahn said, Republicans’ focus on repealing and replacing the ACA meant the government chipped away at the law rather than improving it.
Democrats Promised to Transform Health Care. But Their Relief Bill Hands the Health Care Industry a Big Win|Abigail Abrams|March 3, 2021|Time
Historians’ perspectives on how the past informs the presentSuzanne Kahn is the director of Education, Jobs, and Worker Power and the Great Democracy Initiative at the Roosevelt Institute
Women Tend to Vote for Democratic Presidential Candidates More Than Men Do. Here’s How That Gender Gap First Came to Be|Suzanne Kahn|October 23, 2020|Time

Cerf and Kahn did not design the internet to store data, partly because memory was too expensive in the early 1970s.
To Boldly Go Where No Internet Protocol Has Gone Before|Susan D'Agostino|October 21, 2020|Quanta Magazine
But the case against Lagarde, 58, is nothing like the showstopper Strauss-Kahn provided.
IMF Chief Lagarde Placed Under Formal Investigation in France|Tracy McNicoll|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was filmed in the real $50,000-a-month Tribeca townhouse that Strauss-Kahn and his wife, Anne Sinclair, rented back in 2011.
We Watch the DSK Sex Romp So You Don’t Have To|Tracy McNicoll|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's monumental May 2011 fall from grace rocked France to its core.
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver|Tracy McNicoll|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Charged with "aggravated pimping," Strauss-Kahn still faces trial in that case.
French Political Sex Movie About DSK Sets Cannes Aquiver|Tracy McNicoll|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Negative points for also portraying Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the upcoming Welcome to New York.
‘Henri Potter and Le Sorcerer’s Bone’ and More Kids Books France Hates|Bill Schulz|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gustave Kahn called him un puissant rêveur, and might have added, a wonderful spinner of yarns.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker
There is no hotel, except Kahn's, where one can obtain both beds and meals.
Northern Travel|Bayard Taylor
Kahn is before everything else an artist: sometimes he is more.
The Book of Masks|Remy de Gourmont
"Look while you may," exclaimed Feofar-Kahn, stretching his arm towards Michael in a threatening manner.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
The reinforcement consisted of Kahn bars, reaching from wall to wall.
Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design|Edward Godfrey

British Dictionary definitions for Kahn

Kahn

/ (kɑːn) /

noun

Herman . 1922–83, US mathematician and futurologist; director of the Hudson Institute (1961–83)

Louis I (sadore). 1901–74, US architect, noted for his art museums at Yale (1951–53), Fort Worth (1966–72), and New Haven (1969–74)

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