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Alwin

American  
[al-win] / ˈæl wɪn /
Or Alwyn

noun

  1. a first name.


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“Poverty is not just about quality of life. It literally robs older Americans of longevity,” said Ramsey Alwin, president and chief executive of the National Council on Aging.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Another key problem is that the movie, though appealingly shot in gradations of dreaminess and realism by cinematographer Alwin H. Küchler, is trapped between character study and avenging thriller, leaving both sides starved for oxygen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

The museum featured photos of the late Don Alwin Rajapaksa and his wife Dandina, as well as clothing, household items and handwritten letters.

From BBC ● May 11, 2022

On June 13, 2018, the woman told her daughter she was going to the airport to meet a diplomat named Alwin Rolf Lyss, along with the gold.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2022

"What does it mean, Alwin, when it says, 'Needeth not save to wash his feet?'"

From Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. by Catharine Shaw

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