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Cullen

American  
[kuhl-uhn] / ˈkʌl ən /

noun

  1. Countee 1903–46, U.S. poet.


Cullen British  
/ ˈkʌlən /

noun

  1. William Douglas , Baron. born 1935, Scottish judge who conducted public inquiries into the Piper Alpha disaster (1990), the Dunblane school shootings (1996), and the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster (1999); led the tribunal which turned down the appeal (2002) of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing

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Cullen Roche is the founder and chief investment officer of Discipline Funds, a financial-advisory firm, and the author of several investing books, including “Your Perfect Portfolio.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

With the dangerous Daniel James, scorer of Wales' spectacular long-range goal, and David Brooks taken off, their replacements Liam Cullen and Mark Harris struggled to influence the game.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The study was led by the University of Minnesota's Katie Cullen MD, and the imaging method used to measure ATP production in the brain was developed by Professors Xiao Hong Zhu and Wei Chen.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Cullen also said she was thinking about the emergency services who responded.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Cullen was feeling very uneasy but replied, "Yes."

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