Coen

British

/ kuːn /

noun

Jan Pieterszoon. 1587–1629, Dutch colonial administrator; governor general of the Dutch East Indies (1618–23, 1627–29)

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The Coen brothers have hired him four times; Spike Lee, nine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Peter Coen, a 43-year Nasa veteran who manages the programme, explains the thinking behind 80 years of X-planes.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Last season, during a bye week following the Rams’ rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, McVay counseled Jaguars coach Liam Coen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Coen brothers claimed that they never read Homer before embarking on “O Brother,” but that’s the kind of thing contrarians say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

My mother had totally loved that Coen brothers movie and she’d run right out and bought the soundtrack.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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