Kahn
Americannoun
noun
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Herman . 1922–83, US mathematician and futurologist; director of the Hudson Institute (1961–83)
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Louis I ( sadore ). 1901–74, US architect, noted for his art museums at Yale (1951–53), Fort Worth (1966–72), and New Haven (1969–74)
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The architects of deregulation, Michael Levine and Alfred Kahn, didn’t know what form airline competition would take.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Brian Kahn was a teenager living in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s, which meant at 5:30 p.m. every weekday he did what any true sports fan did at that time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
After hearing Healy talk about the horses, Kahn began watching the race replays each night on TV.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Her third husband, Charles Kahn, a longtime philosophy professor at Penn, died in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
“I didn’t get any details yet, Veer. Mrs. Kahn just told me he passed away last night sometime.”
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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