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Mann

American  
[mahn, man, man] / mɑn, mæn, mæn /

noun

  1. Heinrich 1871–1950, German novelist and dramatist, in the U.S. after 1940 (brother of Thomas Mann).

  2. Horace, 1796–1859, U.S. educational reformer: instrumental in establishing the first normal school in the U.S. 1839.

  3. Thomas 1875–1955, German novelist and critic, in the U.S. after 1937: Nobel Prize 1929.


Mann British  
/ man /

noun

  1. Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1871–1950, German novelist: works include Professor Unrat (1905), which was filmed as The Blue Angel (1928), and Man of Straw (1918)

  2. his brother, Thomas (ˈtoːmas). 1875–1955, German novelist, in the US after 1937. His works deal mainly with the problem of the artist in bourgeois society and include the short story Death in Venice (1913) and the novels Buddenbrooks (1900), The Magic Mountain (1924), and Doctor Faustus (1947): Nobel prize for literature 1929

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Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann and others at the company have held events for power users.

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Monte Mann, a trial attorney focused on business litigation at Armstrong Teasdale, said the verdict against Musk "sends a clear message".

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Italy were superior in the aerial battle in the opening quarter, but Wales were lifted by a rousing penalty, created by the chasing work of Rees-Zammit, Mee and flanker Alex Mann.

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The writer Thomas Mann, “a conservative and a patriot,” chose exile, becoming a scathing critic of those who didn’t do likewise.

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Dr Sue Mann, national clinical director in women's health for NHS England, said symptoms of menopause including hot flushes and night sweats "can affect every part of a women's life".

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