Donne
Americannoun
noun
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Women's stars to make the list for final consideration include the unbeaten 1996 US Olympic gold medal squad and players Jennifer Azzi, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw, Candace Parker and Molly Bolin-Kazmer.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
It was the poetry of John Donne that inspired theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to name the first detonation of a nuclear weapon Trinity.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
Similar to the prior season, there are several marquee players who’ll become free agents including Stewart, Jonquel Jones, Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner, DeWanna Bonner, Brionna Jones and Nneka Ogwumike.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Galileo was living in Padua but frequently visited Venice; equally, Donne, when in Venice, would surely have visited Padua, where there was a significant English and Scottish community.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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