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AGN

American

abbreviation

Astronomy. active galactic nucleus.

AGN British

abbreviation

active galactic nucleus See active galaxy

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Dutch insurer and asset manager Aegon AGN -7.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle plans to relocate its business to the U.S. and rebrand as Transamerica Inc., a move aimed at accelerating growth in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

"The AGN has endorsed Ethiopia," Richard Muyungi, the group's chair told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

"Stars this massive are rare," Ford continues, "but we think stars within the disk of an AGN can grow larger. The matter from the disk is dumped onto stars, causing them to grow in mass."

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

They came up with one, known as ZTF20aaglfpy, that showed the most change between its Sloan sighting in 2003 and their new observations in 2022, which showed signs of a rapidly growing AGN.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024

But quasars are an AGN that are even more intense.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

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