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Eban

American  
[ee-buhn] / ˈi bən /

noun

  1. Abba Aubrey Solomon Eban, 1915–2002, Israeli political leader and diplomat, born in South Africa.


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“We have lived with the double standard throughout the centuries,” Eban told the protesters, Schumer said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2023

ProPublica, its managing editor, Tracy Weber, and Katherine Eban, one of the authors, haven’t responded directly to my requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2022

According to his son, family lore had it that Evans was an Anglicized version of Eban, the Hebrew word for stonecutter.

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2022

“The Jews of the South have found their poet laureate,” the Israeli statesman and diplomat Abba Eban was said to have remarked of Mr. Evans.

From Washington Post Jul. 28, 2022

“But I must be grateful to him as long as I live if he finds Michael,” answered Nelly, who thought her grandmother condemned Eban without sufficient cause.

From Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast by William Henry Giles Kingston

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