Étienne
Americannoun
noun
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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
“We will never forget. And we have to tell them,” Philippe Étienne, chairman of the Liberation Mission, the specially created body that organizes the 80th anniversary commemorations, told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
As a former ambassador of France to the United States, Étienne recalled his “strong emotion” when handing veterans the Legion of Honor, France’s highest distinction.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2024
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
An idea embraced by Bishop Étienne Tempier in the thirteenth century and Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa in the fifteenth century could mean a death sentence in the sixteenth century.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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