Glenn

American

[glen] / glɛn /

noun

John (Herschel, Jr.), 1921–2016, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
a male or female given name.

Glenn British

/ ɡlɛn /

noun

John. born 1921, US astronaut and politician. The first American to orbit the earth (Feb, 1962), he later became a senator (1975–99) and in 1998 returned to space at the age of 77

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“What all this fret is about is whether private credit is about to have a lot higher losses,” said Evercore senior research analyst Glenn Schorr.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Ahmed struck a huge straight six and Jacks cracked one of his own, following with two more fours to take 21 from the next five balls bowled by off-spinner Glenn Phillips.

From BBC

Who was this young actor going toe-to-toe with Glenn Close as “Damages’” deliciously Machiavellian attorney Patty Hewes?

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Page is a professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Southern California and the editor of “The Glenn Gould Reader.”

From The Wall Street Journal

For a while, it looked like American champion Glenn might have produced an all-time great Olympic comeback.

From BBC

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