Bowen

American

[boh-uhn] / ˈboʊ ən /

noun

Catherine (Shober) Drinker 1897–1973, U.S. biographer and essayist.
Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole), 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist and short-story writer.

Bowen British

/ ˈbəʊən /

noun

Elizabeth ( Dorothea Cole ). 1899–1973, British novelist and short-story writer, born in Ireland. Her novels include The Death of the Heart (1938) and The Heat of the Day (1949)

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"By changing the land to suit their needs, they can change it in such a way that boosts biodiversity and increases resilience in terms of climate change," Bowen added.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Bowen, of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was granted bail.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

West Ham have sold Mateus Fernandes to Tottenham for £85m and Crysencio Summerville for £60m this summer, but captain Jarrod Bowen has signed a new contract.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Brittany Bowen, a finfluencer who offers money advice in get ready with me videos, said she knows she has to show off her lifestyle in order to garner interest from viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

“And saved the Wall, mayhaps,” said Bowen Marsh.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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