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Vernet

American  
[ver-ne] / vɛrˈnɛ /

noun

  1. Claude Joseph 1714–89, French painter.

  2. his grandson (Émile Jean) Horace 1789–1863, French painter.


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“Our assets are core CBD, multi-let buildings,” said Du Vernet, noting that Dexus’s average office tenant occupies about 1,000 square meters of floor space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

"A lot of promises have been made" around alternatives to petroleum-based materials, said Luc Vernet of Farm Europe, a think tank focused on agriculture and food.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Dr Elise Vernet is an adaptive optics specialist at ESO and has been overseeing development of the five giant mirrors that will gather and channel light to the telescope’s measuring equipment.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

Du Vernet declined to provide a price guide.

From Reuters • May 2, 2023

“Ladies,” he said to a pair of American girls standing near Vernet, “please take him into custody and bring him to me.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day