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Joanne

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

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Joanne Barnes is the chief executive of Nexus - a charity which supports victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

In May, lower-income Americans and people without college degrees saw some of the steepest drops in consumer sentiment, according to Joanne Hsu, director of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“Are the relatively dour readings seen in recent months being disproportionately driven by Democrats?” asked Joanne Hus, director of the survey.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

“I remember when Angela Lansbury and Paul Newman and Lee Remick and Joanne Woodward and Orson Welles came to Baton Rouge and made a film called ‘The Long, Hot Summer.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Next came Eloise Albright and then Louella and then Junior Jacobs and then Miss Kemp said, “Let’s hear about you, Beth. Joanne Turner drew your name.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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