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Kenyon

American  
[ken-yuhn] / ˈkɛn jən /

noun

  1. John Samuel, 1874–1959, U.S. phonetician and educator.


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Gill's agent Mel Kenyon said his work had a "rare emotional delicacy" that was "beautifully observed and finely tuned".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Nigel Farage's party was running high in the polls at the start of the campaign, but Robert Kenyon, a plumber and Reform councillor, ending up in second place with 15,696 votes.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

But the personal popularity of Burnham -- a three-term mayor of Greater Manchester nicknamed the "King of the North" -- is likely to see him triumph over Reform candidate Robert Kenyon, polls predict.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

After graduating from Kenyon College in Ohio, she took a job at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, which promotes conservative thinking on college campuses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Now, a year later, Kenyon still mourned him, even though his father, taking pity on him, had promised him the pick of next spring’s foals.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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