Brennan
[bren-uh n]
- William Joseph, Jr.,1906–97, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1956–90.
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Contemporary Examples
Brennan is expected to address the CIA workforce at headquarters on Tuesday.
Inimai Chettiar is director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.
Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday?Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman
November 1, 2014
But for years, that was not the case and Brennan and McDonough were opposed to other senior officials.
CIA Chief, White House Chief of Staff Long Argued the Taliban 5 Could Go FreeJosh Rogin, Eli Lake
June 7, 2014
Spokespeople for the CIA and the White House declined to discuss any specifics about the Brennan meetings in Kiev.
At the moment, there appears to be no danger that the White House will throw Brennan under the bus.
Historical Examples
Brennan puffed at his inevitable cigarette as they headed for Gibson's office.
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He handed them a sealed envelope addressed, "Brennan and Gallant."
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He noticed that Brennan was also studying Gibson questioningly.
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Brennan and John answered negatively by shaking their heads.
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John saw Brennan look at Gibson with what he thought was unbounded admiration.
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Brennan
- Christopher John . 1870–1932, Australian poet and classical scholar, disciple of Mallarmé and exponent of French symbolism in Australian verse
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