Annan
Americannoun
noun
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In 2004, four-way talks were held on a plan to reunify Cyprus, presided over by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, but failed to produce an agreement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Fiscal depute David Orr said that Nicholson, from Newbie, near Annan, had been the focus of Operation Epazote, a Home Office inquiry into human trafficking at TN Trawlers.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
This process began in 2006 when United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the Principles for Responsible Investment initiative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Born in Annan, in Dumfries and Galloway, Wallace went to Annan Academy before attending Cambridge and Edinburgh universities.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
“No sooner was a Person affected with a headache,” Dr. William Annan observed, “than he became anxious to be removed to Bushhill Hospital.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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