Hadrian
Americannoun
noun
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His reign overlapped with the papacy of Hadrian I, which lasted from 772 to 795.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Last week, the Defense Department announced an agreement with Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing start-up, to help improve the production of submarines.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
He entombed his wife in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.
From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023
Together, they undertook a yearslong study of Villa Adriana, the 2nd-century dwelling of the Emperor Hadrian near Rome, which recorded important information about how an on-site temple employed sunlight during a solstice.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023
From the time of Socrates in unbroken succession up to the reign of Hadrian, the school was represented by men of strong individuality.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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