Caen
Americannoun
noun
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“Distillation is sort of like fighting over who gets to fill the tank with whose gas — but the real battle is over who gets to be the engine,” Caen said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
"He will bring high level experience and knowledge of the modern game," Caen said.
From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025
Laurent Glaize, a former head of youth recruitment at Caen, spent three years tracking a young Kylian and became close to the Mbappe family during that time.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
That’s why the infamous newspaper columnist Herb Caen dubbed it “Baghdad by the Bay” more than 80 years ago, when the town had already fully embraced its outsider status.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
The announcer was talking about places called Caen and Carentan.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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