a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Finland
a speaker of a Finnic language, esp one of the original inhabitants of Russia, who were pushed northwards during the Slav migrations
a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person
Old English Finnas (plural); related to Old Norse Finnr Finn, Latin Fennī the Finns, Greek Phinnoi
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“This pattern of events raises serious corporate governance concerns,” Finn wrote in his letter to Figma, adding that two remaining board members appear to be investors in Anthropic.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
Finn urged Figma to trim its product suite down to its core design, coding, and virtual whiteboard tools.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
The targets of the HKETO’s spying campaign included Nathan Law, Finn Lau and Christopher Mung, who sought refuge in the U.K. after fleeing Hong Kong under threat of arrest for promoting democracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Former England bowlers Steven Finn and Darren Gough are among those to have been linked to the selectors job.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
But Finn couldn’t tell if that was because they thought the air was dangerous or because they were scared.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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