Bunyan

American

[buhn-yuhn] / ˈbʌn yən /

noun

John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.
Paul. Paul Bunyan.

Bunyan British

/ ˈbʌnjən /

noun

John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)

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Also: A statue of Paul Bunyan is going up in town — and in fact a 31-foot-tall Bunyan statue was unveiled in Bangor, Maine, in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

He also presented text messages from late December where Ms Bunyan said she was keen to keep seeing him and called him a "blessing in my life."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Ms Bunyan studied law at Robert Gordon University and is believed to have moved to America in 2023.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

According to court records obtained by ABC7, Bunyan and Renteria were married for a year and had a 1-month-old baby.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

I raised the rake over my head again, closed my eyes and swung it like I was Paul Bunyan chopping down a tree with one blow.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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