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Joanne

American  
[joh-an] / dʒoʊˈæn /
Also Joann,

noun

  1. a female given name.


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That is what appealed to Joanne Kepes, 95, and her daughter, Nora, 63.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Joanne Kaufman writes that Ryan Effgen’s family comedy sparkles with “genuine humor, smart writing and an ending that bravely goes for hopeful rather than happy.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But persistent price increases and concerns about the economic effects of the Iran conflict are still weighing on shoppers, according to the survey’s director, Joanne Hsu.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Six months into the strike, health visitor and Unite rep Joanne Penny said the union was helping workers financially, but families were under strain.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

As Joanne Kaufman reported in the Wall Street journal, Ms. Pittman was known in certain elevated circles more as a social climber than mountain climber.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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