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Brennan

American  
[bren-uhn] / ˈbrɛn ən /

noun

  1. William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1956–90.


Brennan British  
/ ˈbrɛnən /

noun

  1. Christopher John . 1870–1932, Australian poet and classical scholar, disciple of Mallarmé and exponent of French symbolism in Australian verse

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There is a “logical inconsistency” here,” said Eliza Sweren-Becker, a voting rights expert at the Brennan Center.

From Los Angeles Times

“While reluctant to give up an important bargaining chip with its Western allies, Rwanda’s threat to withdraw its troops from Cabo Delgado should be taken seriously,” said Hugo Brennan, a research director at Verisk Maplecroft, a risk-intelligence firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

The indifference only strayed into anger when some Wales fans booed forward Brennan Johnson when he came on as a second-half substitute.

From BBC

"Look, we're going to continue a nice presence there," he told CBS's Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.

From BBC

Then there was having to try and muster the most of those out of form at club level such as Brennan Johnson, or short on minutes such as Dan James.

From BBC