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Behan

American  
[bee-uhn] / ˈbi ən /

noun

  1. Brendan (Francis) 1923–64, Irish playwright.


Behan British  
/ ˈbiːən /

noun

  1. Brendan . 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The earnings were “as good as it gets for Micron and for better or worse, that raises the bar heading into next quarter,” Behan says.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

At this point, “traders don’t need much of an excuse to lock in gains,” Behan continued.

From MarketWatch Dec. 11, 2025

“Nvidia is the gravitational center of the AI universe and even if you don’t own it, you’re going to feel its pull,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at ETF provider Direxion.

From Barron's Nov. 19, 2025

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Sir David Behan, the regulator’s chairman, called for radical change, saying course closures and university mergers might be needed for financial stability.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2024

Such were the eastern end of Cochise County and its metropolis when Johnny Behan told young Billy Breckenbridge to cross the Dragoons and collect taxes throughout that section.

From When the West Was Young by Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie) Bechdolt

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