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Sanborn

American  
[san-bawrn, -bern] / ˈsæn bɔrn, -bərn /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Sanborn, explaining his communication with the men, wrote in a public letter: "I was trying to save K4 from disclosure by any means possible. I had succeeded for 35 years after all."

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Jarett Kobek, a writer from Los Angeles, told AFP how the pair came across the code after he noticed a reference to Washington's Smithsonian Institution, where Sanborn held his archives, in the auction catalog.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Punter Ethan Evans did not practice Thursday because of illness, special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn said, and the Rams signed punter Ryan Sanborn to the practice squad.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

From the 1970s and after, Sanborn was among the busiest musicians in the business.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

Sanborn was at that time editor of The Boston Commonwealth.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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