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
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
He was more known for who he was related to - he is the son of the veteran late opposition leader Étienne Tshisekedi.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023
Pascal’s father, Étienne, was an accomplished scientist and mathematician; the young Blaise was a genius equal to his father.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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