Doorn
Britishnoun
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My colleague Philip van Doorn recently wrote that, despite this surge, it’s still a good time to invest in tech stocks, many of which have benefited from the rise of artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026
“Obviously, you want to win every race but this one was more personal,” van Doorn said.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022
Miss Abigail Doorn, founder and patron of the Dutch Memorial Hospital, had been seriously injured when she fell down a flight of stairs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 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
On July 27th a small party of twenty-one Imperial Yeomanry was captured, after a gallant resistance, by a large force of Boers at the Doorn River on the other side of the Colony.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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