Loren

American

[lawr-uhn, lohr-] / ˈlɔr ən, ˈloʊr- /

noun

a male given name, form of Lawrence.

Loren British

/ ˈlɔːren /

noun

Sophia (soˈfia), real name Sophia Scicolone. born 1934, Italian film actress. Her films include Two Women (1961) for which she won an Oscar, The Millionairess (1961), Man of La Mancha (1972), The Cassandra Crossing (1977), and Prêt à Porter (1994)

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Previous waves of xenophobia were localized and universally condemned by politicians, said Loren Landau, a senior researcher with the African Centre for Migration & Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Rat Czar, portrayed by Loren Kramar, performs during the bus tour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Loren Becker, a semi-retired registered nurse, had ducked into the Black Goose coffee shop in Union, Kentucky, to escape a downpour on Saturday morning.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

One shot shows Sophia Loren lifting a champagne glass beneath the adoring gaze of fans.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

Loren Johnson was proud and stubborn and dreamy, a woods-man, a self-taught musician, a writer of poetry.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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