Besançon
Americannoun
noun
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An independent “scientific sleuth,” Lonni Besançon, also found significant issues in Levi’s work.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
On one of these, kept at Besançon, the recipient had made an informal translation.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022
At 14, Mr. Mesnier began a three-year pastry apprenticeship in Besançon, earning the equivalent of $1 a month.
From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2022
White House archives describe him leaving home with a cardboard suitcase and five francs to begin his apprenticeship at the Patisserie Maurivard in Besançon, France.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2022
It will be remembered that in 1290 this, with other French cantons, was included by Nicholas IV. in the inquisitorial province of Besançon, which was Dominican.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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