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Joanne

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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“Frustration over cost-of-living continues to mount, as consumers across the political spectrum believe that the trajectory of the economy has weakened since the beginning of the year,” said Joanne Hsu, the survey’s director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We expect positive returns for ultrashort even if rates continue to rise,” Joanne Driscoll, Franklin Templeton’s head of short-term liquid markets, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sarah Anderson’s “darkly comic debut,” Joanne Kaufman writes, offers “matter-of-fact hilarity” as it peers into a future in which childbirth is one more workplace benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

"The horses walked round the corner and there wasn't a dry eye in the place," Joanne said.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

“We have to learn all these lines?” asked Joanne Maria Barbara Peracchio at our first rehearsal.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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