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Mahan

American  
[muh-han] / məˈhæn /

noun

  1. Alfred Thayer 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.


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Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk, a Mahan donor, did not respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

An early mayoral profile described Mahan as painting a whiteboard behind his desk to “write on the wall as I did in my tech days.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

In a state with more than 23 million voters and hugely expensive media markets, the money signaled Mahan would be a contender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Mahan said he values unions, in part because he grew up in a union household and benefited from the high-quality healthcare that provided, included when he was hospitalized for a collapsed lung as a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Some of the inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center called Charlie Mahan Wolfie, because they thought his eyes looked like the Wolfman’s.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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