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Sloan

American

[slohn] / sloʊn /

noun

John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
a male given name.

Sloan British

/ sləʊn /

noun

John. 1871–1951, US painter and etcher, a leading member of the group of realistic painters known as the Ash Can School. His pictures of city scenes include McSorley's Bar (1912) and Backyards, Greenwich Village (1914)

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Mano advised one Zimbabwean who went on to attend Duke, Yale and Harvard universities and is now an oncologist specializing in lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

What’s Next: Gene Sloan, cruise director for The Points Guy, said investors will get their first definitive read on what impact the war is having, or not having, when Carnival reports first-quarter earnings on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Ravetch's group is now collaborating with scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Duke University to further evaluate the therapy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Viewers meet patient Jess Sloan on the programme, as she receives her cancer diagnosis.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

When I said the word soup, Mr. Sloan finally smiled.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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