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Bunyan

American

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn jən /

noun

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

Bunyan British

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

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

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Bunyan

And before that Muffler Man was done, Lee Woods had bought another one — a Paul Bunyan in Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 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 and is believed to have moved to America in 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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

It was like watching Paul Bunyan make out with one of those It's a Small World dolls.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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