Brennan

American

[bren-uhn] / ˈbrɛn ən /

noun

William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1956–90.

Brennan British

/ ˈbrɛnən /

noun

Christopher John . 1870–1932, Australian poet and classical scholar, disciple of Mallarmé and exponent of French symbolism in Australian verse

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Brennan

Brennan Drolet, a rising college senior studying finance, is spending this summer interning at a bank in Massachusetts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Brennan stepped down in 2017 ahead of Trump’s first inauguration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

In 2020, on the Tyler Cowen podcast, Obama CIA chief John Brennan responded to UFO sightings over U.S. military training ranges by clearly suggesting alien life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Not surprisingly, Brennan says wealthy consumers will be the main driver of this trend.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

I was torn—I really liked Brennan, but he wasn't worth losing a best friend over.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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