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Browne

American  
[broun] / braʊn /

noun

  1. Charles Farrer Artemus Ward, 1834–67, U.S. humorist.

  2. Sir Thomas, 1605–82, English physician and author.


Browne British  
/ braʊn /

noun

  1. Coral ( Edith ). 1913–91, Australian actress: married to Vincent Price

  2. Hablot Knight . See Phiz

  3. Sir Thomas . 1605–82, English physician and author, noted for his magniloquent prose style. His works include Religio Medici (1642) and Hydriotaphia or Urn Burial (1658)

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In the shoot-out, the Irish took an advantage after Caoimhin Kelleher saved from Mojmir Chytil but Kovar made amends for his earlier mistakes by denying Finn Azaz and Alan Browne from 12 yards.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But as AI training moves beyond simple question-and-answer and toward more complex agentic workflows, companies are using large language models to generate synthetic data to train on, according to Browne and Lambert.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The pebble grain Thom Browne shoulder bag, though, was no size comparison to the 10-foot John Baldessari sculpture she stood in front of.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Chief executive Steve Browne told the BBC chocolate theft was a "massive issue".

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But the revolution was long and slow: if Garzoni marks its beginning in the 1570s or 1580s, neither Browne in the 1640s nor Boyle in the 1660s marks its end.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton