Jan
noun
a male given name, form of John.
Jan
1 American
[jan, yahn]
/ dʒæn, jɑn /
Jan.
2
American
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Jan
British
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Ninety minutes from San Francisco, tech-backed entrepreneur Jan Sramek wants to build a walkable suburban utopia called California Forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Alito gave a long interview to CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford, addressing a wide range of issues.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
An own goal and strikes from Piotr Zielinski and Jan Bednarek followed before 38-year-old Lewandowski completed his seventh international hat-trick.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius on Tuesday said he expects another rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed’s October meeting in five weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
What I learned was this: As soon as the bus driver, Usman Bhai Jan, realized what had happened, he drove me straight to Swat Central Hospital.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
But on Jan. 26, 2025, less than a week after Donald Trump took office, BOP staff told her she couldn’t get hormones any more.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Swedish telecommunications-equipment maker said Thursday that a new Asia-Pacific market area will be established from Jan. 1, combining its North East Asia and South East Asia, Oceania and India markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Another is the general enrollment period, between Jan. 1 and March 31, when people who missed the deadline when they first became eligible for Medicare can sign up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Tole will file a motion to dismiss the case on or before Jan. 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Jan was staring at Bigger; Britten and Mr. Dalton were watching Jan. Jan made a move toward Bigger, but Britten’s arm checked him.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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