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  • Poe
    Poe
    noun
    Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
  • POE
    POE
    port of embarkation.

Poe

1 American  
[poh] / poʊ /

noun

  1. Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.


POE 2 American  
Or P.O.E.
  1. port of embarkation.

  2. port of entry.


POE 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. military port of embarkation

  2. port of entry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Poe 2 British  
/ pəʊ /

noun

  1. Edgar Allan. 1809–49, US short-story writer, poet, and critic. Most of his short stories, such as The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) and the Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840), are about death, decay, and madness. The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841) is regarded as the first modern detective story

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the decision "cannot remove copies already downloaded or prevent people from continuing to use them", said Poe Zhao, founder of the analysis publication Hello China Tech.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Her book, for instance, documents many famous men who were cat lovers, including authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The memory shortage is testing the limits of technology decoupling,” Poe Zhao, a China tech analyst and the founder of the Hello China Tech Substack publication, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

As Poe, the excellent Boullet — who was Anne Frank for Disney+ — has feeling enough for both of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

As they stepped into the house, Mr. Poe behind them, the Baudelaire orphans realized what a ridiculous thing Count Olaf had just said.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

"China controls 80%-90% of global solar capacity and is home to 90% of photovoltaic encapsulant film manufacturing, but has zero local production of POE pellets," said NPCPI's Zhao.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

Wanhua and Sinopec are expected to be China's first commercial POE producers, according to Zhao and Woodmac's Cui.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

About a dozen companies, including units of Sinopec and PetroChina , are building or planning POE capacity.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

Samantha Sheehan makes chardonnay, pinot noir and a variety of rosés under the label POE Wines.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

“Perhaps we ought to read something else. I know. Would any of you like to share your poem written in the style of POE? By which I mean, Poe?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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