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Hoban

American  
[hoh-buhn] / ˈhoʊ bən /

noun

  1. James, c1762–1831, U.S. architect, born in Ireland: designed the White House.


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“People see them, and people will talk to us, and say, ‘I didn’t realize this problem with Bea Gonzalez,’” Hoban said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2024

"The scale is the biggest challenge, but also the complexity," said Captain Dan Hoban, a British Royal Engineer who was on a routine exchange with the US Army Corps of Engineers when the bridge collapsed.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2024

It’s also a building that Biden has previously boasted was designed by an Irishman, architect James Hoban.

From Washington Post Sep. 9, 2022

Ray Cox, the attorney representing Coast Property Management and its parent company, Hoban Holdings, did not return a phone call seeking comment.

From Seattle Times Jan. 24, 2022

Hoban keeps “Jerry” on the job and his job is to make folks laugh.

From What's in the New York Evening Journal America's Greatest Evening Newspaper by New York Evening Journal

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