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Joanne

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Joanne said she then saw someone ducking at the end of the bed and she ran to the bathroom and locked the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“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

Since May 2025, consumer sentiment has risen for people who own the most stocks, while it has fallen for those who don’t own any, according to Joanne Hsu, director of the Michigan survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Three of the sisters died, too. Well, Sister Joanne was just a postulant.”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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