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Kean

American  
[keen] / kin /

noun

  1. Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.


Kean British  
/ kiːn /

noun

  1. Edmund. ?1789–1833, English actor, noted for his Shakespearean roles

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“Revelations like this could invigorate native Amerindians in the same way that the Indus Valley Civilization stirred people in India,” Mr. Kean writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Hartnett: Willow Kean, who plays my sister, his aunt, saw Charlie on set when he first arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, Philip Kean, the CEO of Mainland Air, said he remembers Capt Machchhar as a man who would remain calm in a crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“I think it’s a fiction that people are sitting on assets,” said Natalie Kean, managing director of health policy for Justice in Aging, an advocacy group.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Over breakfast at his hotel on Thursday morning, Burnham read with uneasiness about the failure of S. A. Kean & Co., a private bank in Chicago.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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