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McGovern

American  
[muh-guhv-ern] / məˈgʌv ərn /

noun

  1. George (Stanley), 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.


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Mr. McGovern has long wanted to treat the military dictatorship like a normal government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Analyst Michael McGovern cut Carvana’s price target to $360 from $400.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Tingting Zhou, a research scientist at the McGovern Institute, and Yi-Yun Ho, a former MIT postdoc, are the lead authors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This is important context, since McGovern went to that July’s Democratic National Convention in San Francisco and earned four delegates to Jackson’s 465.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

One priority was installing listening devices in the campaign office of Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin