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Marianne

American  
[mair-ee-an, mar-] / ˌmɛər iˈæn, ˌmær- /

noun

  1. the French Republic, personified as a woman.

  2. a female given name.


Marianne British  
/ marjan /

noun

  1. a female figure personifying the French republic after the Revolution (1789)

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At the same time, the bank’s competitors are looking for their edge, said Marianne Lake, chief executive of consumer and community banking.

From Barron's

A lineup of Dimon’s would-be successors, including Marianne Lake, head of JPMorgan’s consumer unit, and the co-heads of the commercial and investment bank, Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno, all sat on stage together and took questions about the future of America’s largest bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Harrop and Anselmet clocked a winning time of 26min 57.44sec in the relay, finishing 11.86sec ahead of the Swiss duo of Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler.

From Barron's

The Swiss duo of Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler claimed silver, 11.86sec behind, with Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardona Coll rounding out the podium.

From Barron's

Switzerland's Marianne Fatton added Olympic gold to her world title in the women's sprint event and France's Emily Harrop, who could have competed for Team GB, took silver.

From BBC