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    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

“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

“I think that might be the first time I’ve seen you smile,” Poe tells him 14 minutes into the second episode, up until which time he’s been consistently stone-faced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

And while the stories of Poe lend themselves to the Halloween season, spooky events increasingly occur year round.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

They now wished they could all stay at the Poe household, even though it smelled.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

ZPC expects to bring online a POE facility that can produce 400,000 metric tonnes per year by 2025/2026, said an official from Zhejiang's parent Rongsheng Petrochemical.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

"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

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

This is because POE and Poe are homonyms, which means they are two different words that are pronounced the same way.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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