Penn
noun
Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
Penn
1 American
[pen]
/ pɛn /
noun
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Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
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his son William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682.
Penn.
2
American
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Penna
abbreviation
Penn
1
British
/ pɛn /
noun
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Irving. 1917–2009, US photographer, noted for his portraits and his innovations in colour photography
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William. 1644–1718, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania
Penn.
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British
abbreviation
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Malcolm Penn, chairman of the semiconductor consultancy Future Horizons, said AT&S was one of few European companies directly benefiting from booming demand for AI hardware.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
"This discovery has crucial implications for our understanding of the early universe," said Leja, who is also affiliated with The Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Penn State historian Rachel Shelden has a great book coming out about this quite soon.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Meanwhile Columbia, Penn, Brown and others have made settlement deals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Six crews were competing for the right to go to Berlin: Washington, California, Penn, Navy, Princeton, and the New York Athletic Club.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
In July, Trails End Camp in Beach Lake, Penn., held its first two-day mahjong clinic for the 75 girls in upper camp—those entering ninth through 11th grades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Stafford is one of three medical missionaries with Serge — a nonprofit based in Jenkintown, Penn. — who were exposed to the virus.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
The metros with the largest anticipated gains next year include Toledo, Ohio; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Scranton, Penn. Prices in these places are expected to increase a respective 13.1%, 12.4%, and 10.9% from the year prior.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Words of War was produced by Sean Penn. Anna Politkovskaya is played by Maxine Peake, and one of the leading male roles is performed by Jason Isaacs.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Washington pulled abreast of Penn. But Bobby Moch still hadn’t really turned the boys loose.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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