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Mahan

American  
[muh-han] / məˈhæn /

noun

  1. Alfred Thayer 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.


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The contest has become the most expensive California gubernatorial race on record, with immense ad spending by Steyer and Silicon Valley support for another Democratic candidate, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Mahan graduated the Naval Academy in 1859 and, after an undistinguished career at sea, led the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

But it would be equally premature to write Mahan off.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Some of the inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center called Charlie Mahan Wolfie, because they thought his eyes looked like the Wolfman’s.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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