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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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An email to them requesting an interview was instead returned by Hoban, who co-chaired the campaign that defeated a 2018 measure that sought to ban short-term rentals in Palm Springs of single-family homes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2024

Calder's director, Debbie Hoban, saw her annual remuneration increase from £230,000 to £2.2m.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2023

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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