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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

Eban expected difficulties persuading Taft to co-sponsor the resolution, given Taft’s well-known aversion to government spending, domestic or foreign.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 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

Nelly then told Eban how Michael had gone away with the boat in the morning and had not returned.

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

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