Coe

British

/ kəʊ /

noun

Sebastian , Baron. born 1956, English middle-distance runner, Conservative politician, and sports administrator: winner of the 1500 metres in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games; held records at 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and a mile: member of parliament (1992–97), chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games of 2012

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As Alexis Coe put it in her recent biography, “We haven’t been taught to think critically about Washington.”

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

What matters now, versus 10 years ago when valuations and high margins were important, is sales growth and earnings per share momentum, said Coe.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

World Athletics chief Lord Coe previously indicated cross-country running and cyclo-cross could be added to the programme for the Winter Olympics.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

The daughter of Holocaust survivors, she met Shelby during his junior year at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Like our typing teacher, Mr. Coe said he would grade us on speed and accuracy.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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