Étienne
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“The path of least resistance is for them to do nothing,” said Étienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, vice president at asset manager Ninepoint Partners and a former Bank of Canada analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
They stayed there until 1985, when Étienne Tshisekedi's long-time rival, autocratic leader Mobutu Sese Seko, allowed the mother and children to leave.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023
The two young men — students at the local university — were leaders of the far-right student group Cocarde Étudiante, said the Besançon prosecutor Étienne Manteaux.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2022
Judge Chavannes Étienne said his family is pressuring him not to accept the case because they fear for his life.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022
This is a vision of politics first invented by Montaigne’s beloved friend Étienne de la Böetie.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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