Doorn

British

/ doːrn /

noun

a town in the central Netherlands, in Utrecht province: residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany from his abdication (1919) until his death (1941)

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As MarketWatch’s Phil van Doorn wrote this week, it’s a strategy that can still lead to healthy, market-beating gains.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

Gert-Jan van Doorn, who rowed in the No. 2 seat for Washington, is from the Netherlands, knew most of the members of the Dutch team and has rowed with several of them.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022

Mr. van Doorn is no longer a suspect and the case against him was dropped, Mr. Boumanjal said on Wednesday.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021

"It's possible to breed brassica vegetables to have less of these bitter compounds, as was done by the Dutch plant breeder Hans van Doorn when breeding Brussels sprouts," Stansell explained.

From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2021

I stayed at the German camp at Nakob till the first German patrol went back to Groen Doorn to guard.

From Native Life in South Africa by Sol (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje

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