Kean
Americannoun
noun
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“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
Kean describes it as a new frontier in the geography of thought -- and one she is eager to explore.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rep. Tom Kean Jr., a New Jersey Republican, just returned to the Hill after a nearly four-month absence that he said was a result of depression.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
Then there is Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey, who simply disappeared for four months.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 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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