Kenny
Americannoun
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Elizabeth Sister Kenny, 1886–1952, Australian nurse: researcher in poliomyelitis therapy.
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Also Kenney, Kennie. a male given name, form of Kenneth.
noun
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Brett. born 1961, Australian rugby league player; scored 10 tries in 17 games for Australia (1982–87)
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Yvonne, born 1950, Australian opera singer, noted for her performances in Mozart and Handel operas
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The 29-year-old American finished ahead of Ronnie Baker in second and third-placed Kenny Bednarek, who were both given a time of 9.88, while former world champion Christian Coleman was fourth in 9.93.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Trash everywhere. Disrepair,” said Kenny Olson, a longtime real-estate broker in Foxborough, Mass., who attends about three to five foreclosure auctions a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Bennett welcomed her daughter, Harlow, with partner and “Footloose” star Kenny Wormald in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Cycling greats Dame Laura Kenny, Sir Jason Kenny, Dame Sarah Storey and Tom Pidcock have all signed a joint statement "to express our strong and united support".
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Under the granary floor our money lay buried: three rupees of our own, three that Selvam had given us out of his earnings, and a ten-rupee note that Kenny had sent through Selvam.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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