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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But the “supply-side uncertainty remains the reality, and that alone can price a premium into the market,” Behan told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

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

“Nvidia is the gravitational center of the AI universe and even if you don’t own it, you’re going to feel its pull,” said Jake Behan, head of capital markets at ETF provider Direxion.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Ms Behan told the court that she believed he was her attacker.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Johnny Behan had been a cow-boy in his time, and the court had––in his unofficial capacity––a rather large vocabulary of his own.

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

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