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Bowen

American  
[boh-uhn] / ˈboʊ ən /

noun

  1. Catherine (Shober) Drinker 1897–1973, U.S. biographer and essayist.

  2. Elizabeth (Dorothea Cole), 1899–1973, Anglo-Irish novelist and short-story writer.


Bowen British  
/ ˈbəʊən /

noun

  1. Elizabeth ( Dorothea Cole ). 1899–1973, British novelist and short-story writer, born in Ireland. Her novels include The Death of the Heart (1938) and The Heat of the Day (1949)

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This home is poised to break the record because of its privacy, convenience and turnkey condition, Bowen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

If it sells at that price, it will beat the area’s $12 million record, which was set in 2025, said listing agent Ben Bowen of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Bowen said 312 of Australia's roughly 8,000 service stations had run out of diesel, mostly in rural areas where it takes longer to replenish stocks.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"For the next few weeks, Australia's supply of petrol and diesel and oil will be the same, if not higher, than it normally would be," Energy Minister Chris Bowen said alongside Albanese.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

He and Jon and Bowen Marsh had weighed each man in turn and assigned him to an order: Leathers, Jax, and Emrick to the rangers, Horse to the builders, Arron and Satin to the stewards.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin