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Flanagan

American  
[flan-uh-guhn] / ˈflæn ə gən /

noun

  1. Edward Joseph Father Flanagan, 1886–1948, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, born in Ireland: founder of a farm village for wayward boys.


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Games Workshop has revealed acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan has been recruited to work on its upcoming Warhammer 40,000 adaptations.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Flanagan said her team is checking whether the ad breaks the law, but even if it doesn’t, she argues it violated the spirit of the law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

His proposed ballroom “represents another way this presidency has abandoned its imperative of projecting modesty, openness, and stability,” the architect and historian Neil Flanagan complained in the Atlantic this month.

From Slate May 18, 2026

Niamh Worthington and Celine Flanagan, who were on a short trip from Manchester in Dublin, said the UK should also be boycotting the contest.

From BBC May 15, 2026

“Excuse me, Mr. Flanagan, but I don’t see your name here. Are you certain you have the right class? Seventh-grade advanced English?”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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