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Bunyan

American  
[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn yən /

noun

  1. John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.

  2. Paul. Paul Bunyan.

Bunyan British  
/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

  1. John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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Sitting in her living room, Jill Bunyan describes June as "bright as a button and easy to love."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Also: A statue of Paul Bunyan is going up in town — and in fact a 31-foot-tall Bunyan statue was unveiled in Bangor, Maine, in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Ms Bunyan studied law at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and is believed to have moved to America in 2023.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

She told the BBC that she hoped people could focus on Ms Bunyan as a person, and not just her death.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

I raised the rake over my head again, closed my eyes and swung it like I was Paul Bunyan chopping down a tree with one blow.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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