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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It never touched Robert Cohn, and he is resented for that by the others; this is part of the reason why he’s never accepted into the group, wayward and self-destructive as it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Not mincing words, Cohn told him that “there’s some interesting things here, but there’s no excitement.”
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
But as “Corner Boy” so presciently reminds, Cohn has never given up his contrarian voice and his yen for anti-complacency and ferreting out new experiences.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Pete starts writing,” Cohn recalls, “and he comes up with his whole concept. He worked in the studio for months, and finally, he wanted to play something to me. And it was very, very serious.”
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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