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  • MacMahon
    MacMahon
    noun
    Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice Count de Duke of Magenta, 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.
  • Macmahon
    Macmahon
    noun
    Marie Edme Patrice Maurice (mari ɛdmə patris mɔris), Comte de Macmahon. 1808–93, French military commander. He commanded the troops that suppressed the Paris Commune (1871) and was elected president of the Third Republic (1873–79)

MacMahon

American  
[mak-ma-awn] / mak maˈɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice Count de Duke of Magenta, 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.


Macmahon British  
/ makmaɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Marie Edme Patrice Maurice (mari ɛdmə patris mɔris), Comte de Macmahon. 1808–93, French military commander. He commanded the troops that suppressed the Paris Commune (1871) and was elected president of the Third Republic (1873–79)

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But now, Prof MacMahon and the Mater's AI research fellow Paul Banahan have trained a trial AI model to create a "synthetic MRI" from CT scans, to immediately triage patients with suspected spinal injuries.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

That will "severely delay" applying AI to spot potential diseases and improve clinical care, points out Prof MacMahon.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

It’s a mystery that won’t be probed by director Bernard MacMahon and co-writer Allison McGourty, who tick off the usual gigs and recording anecdotes on the rise to fame with a then-this-happened dutifulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Played by Madeleine MacMahon, who gives her a nervous likability, Sophie would seem to have arrived at a joyous time in life.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

When Mr. MacMahon said words like terrible he made it sound like they had seven or eight Rs in ’em ’stead of just one.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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