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Bastian

American  
[bahs-tee-ahn] / ˈbɑs tiˌɑn /

noun

  1. Adolf 1826–1905, German anthropologist.


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Delta CEO Ed Bastian in April said that travel demand was still strong.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

In choosing Phelan, Bastian says the administration may have been trying to “signal seriousness.”

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Hal Bastian, who helped build the downtown renaissance, lays out a recovery plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Delta CEO Ed Bastian predicted this week that Iran would leave a mark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Other nights a prefect yells Achtung! and the boys stand at their benches and Bastian the commandant waddles in.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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