Dane
Americannoun
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a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Denmark
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any of the Vikings who invaded England from the late 8th to the 11th century ad
Etymology
Origin of Dane
before 950; Middle English Dan, Old English Dene (plural), influenced by Old Norse Danir (plural)
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Dane Collins, 26, said he started using Polymarket US in May to bet on the World Cup, after rival Kalshi was blocked by a court order from offering sports markets in Michigan, where he lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
They include Nathan Isen, an art dealer in Philadelphia, whose gallery, Dane Fine Art, was raided by FBI agents in July, which the agency confirmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Yellow jersey wearer Pogacar was awoken after the Dane at 05:00 to undergo doping controls and suggested the effects of Vingegaard's disrupted sleep could have been a factor in his crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Dane Pedersen timed his run for the line at the end of the 181.9km stage to perfection as temperatures reached 40C in southern France.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Then he was the only Dane working with phage and so was quite pleased that I and Gunther Stent, a phage worker from Delbriick’s lab, had come to do research with Herman.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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