Olin

[ oh-lin ]

/ ˈoʊ lɪn /

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a male given name.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Interestingly, some more secular right-wing funders—Scaife, Olin, Bradley—are not known to attend The Gathering.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of|Jay Michaelson|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Laura Olin describes the process that led to the now famous photograph.
The Story Behind the Most Viral Photo Ever|Brian Ries|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Tomas dallies with his favorite lover, the easygoing artist Sabina (Lena Olin in a fetching bowler hat).
Best Films From Books|Jane Ciabattari|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Deb Olin Unferth: When I was coming up he was the king of our school, when I was at Syracuse.
The David Foster Wallace Generation|Seth Colter Walls|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Deb Olin Unferth is the author of Vacation and Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War.
The David Foster Wallace Generation|Seth Colter Walls|April 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Speak for yourself, Olin,” rejoined Gellibronde, in a surly tone.
Guy Fawkes|William Harrison Ainsworth
This resembles that for the tubercle bacillus, viz., drying on a cover glass and staining with fuchsin or methyl-olin.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 467, December 13, 1884|Various
Through Mr. Olin's pasture there is still about fifteen or twenty rods of the Old Trail and road left.
Old Rail Fence Corners|Various
From all those subjects, lucid passages of great pathos and elegance might be cited to recommend Dr. Olin's volumes.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843|Various
From here he removed to Olin, Jones county, where he died some years ago.
History of Linn County Iowa|Luther A. Brewer