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Allan

American  
[al-uhn] / ˈæl ən /

noun

  1. a first name.


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Chief Executive Allan Thygesen said demand is growing for the company’s AI-native Intelligent Agreement Management platform, which automates the entire lifecycle of business agreements from initial drafting to post-signature data management.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“This decision should close the chapter on the suggestion of an independence referendum,” said Allan Adam, the Chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, one of the main plaintiffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Allan Macdonald, who runs The Hungry Gull in Staffin, said he grew up watching the original Highlander and even had neighbours who starred as extras.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

That same year, a documentary titled “David Allan Coe: The Mysterious Rhinestone” was released featuring the singer performing “33rd of August” from a prison cell at the Marion Correctional Institution in Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Some historians believe that Rivington managed to get his hands on a copy of the flag signal codebook, which he passed to one of Washington’s best operatives, the daring Allan McLane.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

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