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Durante

American  
[duh-ran-tee] / dəˈræn ti /

noun

  1. James Francis Jimmy, 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.


Durante British  
/ dəˈræntɪ /

noun

  1. Jimmy , known as Schnozzle . 1893–1980, US comedian

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KK Durante, co-founder of Boston brand Roe House, is noticing “sober-curious” millennial women are buying caviar as a treat in place of wine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

However, Alex Durante, economist at the Tax Foundation, said it remained to be seen what changes could result from Trump's moves.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2025

Alex Durante, an economist at the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit tax policy research group in Washington, D.C., called Trump's claim "pretty misleading."

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2024

As Alex Durante, an economist at the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank that works with policymakers in the United States and Europe, bluntly put it: “They don’t work.”

From New York Times ● May 18, 2024

Sometimes I thought she could have been a very beautiful Jimmy Durante.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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