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Cohn

American  
[kohn] / koʊn /

noun

  1. Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.

  2. Ferdinand Julius 1828–98, German botanist and bacteriologist.

  3. Roy Marcus, 1927–86, U.S. lawyer, aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy.


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Some, Cohn said, are asking whether they should go back to reinvesting in proven enterprise infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Jesse Cohn, a managing partner at Elliott, joined the board of Synopsys last month as part of an agreement between the two firms.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Cohn will return to ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., studios on Friday and appear on four editions of “SportsCenter” throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

But as New York Times data analyst Nate Cohn pointed out in an unexpectedly positive analysis, while the polls in 2018 were close throughout the race, O’Rourke was never ahead.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Somehow I feel I have not shown Robert Cohn clearly.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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