Cohn
Americannoun
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Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
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Ferdinand Julius 1828–98, German botanist and bacteriologist.
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Roy Marcus, 1927–86, U.S. lawyer, aide to Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Example Sentences
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In Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” Roy M. Cohn, trying to assuage an angry client he can’t get off the phone, offers theater tickets to a show he knows that this annoying rube will like.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“It’s silly and funny. It’s like, ‘Let your freak flag fly,’” Cohn said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“This country is founded on anonymous speech and anonymous criticism of the government,” Cohn said.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
As the Times’ polling guru Nate Cohn put it, the survey revealed deep angst about being able to meet “the rising price of entry for a middle-class life.”
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
"I heard Cohn had hurt you, Jake," Brett said.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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