Penn
noun
Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral.
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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.
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Penna
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Penn
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/ 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
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I posed those questions to two researchers who study why people get attached to their possessions: Ekerdt and Karen Winterich, a professor at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Penn State’s Sigma Chi chapter operates independently from the school, according to Penn State’s running list of suspended and unrecognized groups, and isn’t subject to university oversight or regulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Janney, who plays the US President Grace Penn in political drama The Diplomat, told reporters backstage that she was "genuinely shocked" by her win because of how big of a show The Pitt had become.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Hall of Fame coach is taking over for D’Anton Lynn, who bolted for his alma mater Penn State after two meh seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
On his last day in New York, Hall went to lunch with his father and then on to Penn Station to catch his train.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
“When you have that level of anxiety over the clouds, it juices the experience,” Elliot Borgman, a 77-year-old retired astronomer from Lansdowne, Penn., told me over breakfast the morning after August’s eclipse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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
Close behind were Allentown, Penn., and Rochester, N.Y., where listing prices per square foot rose 9% and 8.2%, respectively.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
Coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Butler, Penn., and the release weekend of “Superman, ” the implication is clear.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 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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