Aten

British

/ ˈɑːtən /

noun

(in ancient Egypt) the solar disc worshipped as the sole god in the reign of Akhenaten

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The board this week ultimately approved the lot merger with a 4-1 vote, combining several parcels of land on the corner of Clark and Aten roads where the proposed center would be built.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“We were just sick of losing honestly,” said junior forward Aten Hassan, who had nine points in Saturday’s 56-49 intersectional victory over Agoura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2024

David M. Aten, the IRS’s human capital officer, also defended the old program’s decision-making, saying employees who didn’t meet “basic elements” of the suggestion process weren’t going to be heard through that process.

From Washington Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Early in his reign Tut renounced the worship of Aten and reinstated the worship of Amun.

From Scientific American • Nov. 4, 2022

He clung alike to Evelyn and to Aten as the air-pilot fought to clear a way.

From The Fifth-Dimension Tube by Leinster, Murray

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