Kun

American

[koon] / kʊn /

noun

Béla 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.

Kun British

/ kuːn /

noun

Béla (ˈbeːlɔ). 1886–?1937, Hungarian Communist leader, president of the short-lived Communist republic in Hungary (1919). He was forced into exile and died in a Stalinist purge

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"Our findings suggest that the Southern Ocean's role in the global carbon cycle is more complex and dynamic than previously known," said Prof. Kun Shi of NIGLAS.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2025

The apparently resistant glaciers are spread over thousands of kilometres of high mountain ranges in Central Asia, including Karakoram, Tian Shan, Kun Lun and the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

He immediately went on social media and discovered the quake had occurred close to Min Kun.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

In 2013, Angel City Press partnered with the library system to publish “Songs in the Key of Los Angeles” by Josh Kun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Kyung and her husband, Jung Kun Kim, head a small Christian ministry called the Ivy Global Mission.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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