Behan

American

[bee-uhn] / ˈbi ən /

noun

Brendan (Francis) 1923–64, Irish playwright.

Behan British

/ ˈbiːən /

noun

Brendan . 1923–64, Irish writer, noted esp for his plays The Quare Fellow (1954) and The Hostage (1958) and for an account of his detention as a member of the Irish Republican Army, Borstal Boy (1958)

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The earnings were “as good as it gets for Micron and for better or worse, that raises the bar heading into next quarter,” Behan says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“A years-long list of remaining performance obligations positions Oracle as a key beneficiary of structural compute demand,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at Direxion.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

“Energy storage looks to be the lone highlight this quarter,” Jake Behan, Direxion’s head of capital markets, said in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Sir David Behan, the OfS chairman, says a university going bust “isn’t imminent now”, but to reduce the risk higher education needs to be “radically reimagined”.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

In his office Johnny Behan heard the tale and frowned.

From When the West Was Young by Bechdolt, Frederick R. (Frederick Ritchie)

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