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Gessen

American  
[ges-uhn] / ˈgɛs ən /

noun

Douay Bible.
  1. Goshen.


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“They’re anxious about their economic future,” said Gessen, a nonbinary journalist who frequently writes about LGBTQ+ issues.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

Journalist Masha Gessen wisely told us to “Believe the autocrat….The best predictors of autocrats’ and aspiring autocrats’ behavior are their own public statements because these statements brought them to power in the first place.”

From Salon Apr. 28, 2024

As Masha Gessen once said, “Believe the autocrat.”

From Slate Mar. 26, 2024

Gessen had been scheduled to receive the Arendt Prize for political thought this week, but the ceremony was postponed following outrage over the essay’s comparison between Gaza and Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2023

Afterwards some MSS. of it were found in Italy, where it is attributed to one Gerson or Gessen, to whom is given the title of abbot.

From Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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