Besançon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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According to Lallois, Montaclair began his invention in 2015, around the time a Besançon newspaper carried a story headlined: "Local man on shortlist for Nobel."
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
An assistant professor in data visualization at Linköping University in Sweden, Besançon began investigating COVID-related research after noticing hundreds of papers were published as peer reviewed only a day after being submitted.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
The two young men — students at the local university — were leaders of the far-right student group Cocarde Étudiante, said the Besançon prosecutor Étienne Manteaux.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 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
The babe was taken to the mairie at Besançon, and registered as having been born on the 26th of February, 1802.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
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