Rouen
Americannoun
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a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
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one of a breed of domestic ducks resembling the wild mallard.
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Ethan Rouen, associate professor at Harvard Business School, says: "I don't think a week goes by where I don't talk to an owner who is looking to sell their business."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Tuesday's fourth stage is a rolling 174.2km run from Amiens Metropole to Rouen, with five categorised climbs in a demanding finale.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
She made her WTA Tour return at April's Rouen Open against Harriet Dart, where the Briton apologised for asking the umpire to tell her opponent to put on deodorant.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
British number four Harriet Dart caused a stink by telling her French opponent to put on deodorant at the Rouen Open.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
In the autumn of 1646 Pierre Petit and his friend Blaise Pascal successfully performed the experiment in Rouen; Petit had heard about it, but neither had seen it done before.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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