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Hansen

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[hahn-suhn] / ˈhɑn sən /

noun

  1. Peter Andreas 1795–1874, Danish astronomer.


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“In short, YES,” emailed Peter Hansen, a reader in Paraguay.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In a hilarious illustration of this disconnect, Ms. Hansen writes of a yokel who poured “twenty bags of soil” on the balcony of his Karagümrük apartment to plant beans, tomatoes and peppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"People are struggling and I don't think anyone's safe jobwise," added 31-year-old Rachel Hansen.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Hansen chose patterned terra-cotta tile from Foothill Tile & Stone Co. in Pasadena for the walls, and just outside, she used wallpaper from House of Hackney with mythical animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

I got up and stammered out some memories of Doug Hansen.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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