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Viren

American  
[veer-uhn] / ˈvɪər ən /

noun

  1. Lasse born 1949, Finnish distance runner.


Viren British  
/ ˈvɪərən /

noun

  1. Lasse (ˈlæsɪ). born 1949, Finnish distance runner: winner of the 5000 metres and the 10 000 metres in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games

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“Given the enormous investment put into this project, it was important to present the results in a way that anybody else can now go and benefit from them,” said Google Research collaborator Viren Jain.

From Science Daily May 9, 2024

General manager Viren Gosai says that the government's solar push has given the company the confidence to open a new facility that is capable of producing 650,000 panels per year.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2022

Sarah Viren is a contributing writer for the magazine.

From New York Times Sep. 7, 2022

Lasse Viren, another Finn, completed a second straight 5,000-10,000 double at the 1976 Montreal Olympics but just missed out on three golds when he finished fifth in the marathon.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2021

Should the 33-year-old manage it he would emulate Finnish great Lasse Viren, currently the only man to complete the distance "double double", by retaining the Olympic 5,000 and 10,000m titles.

From Reuters Aug. 13, 2016

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