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an

[uhn, an] / ən, æn /
ARTICLE
a
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AutoNation AN -5.07%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported lower fourth-quarter revenue, weighed down by fewer comparable sales of both new and used vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Rajeev Kamal Kumar, an anthropologist at Patna's AN Sinha Institute of Social Sciences, who worked on a government study of prohibition, says both sides of the story are true.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

THE SDC IS AN international smorgasbord of ideas and inspiration, but it is not Ikea.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

I have no idea if the figures in SBF’s Substack post are accurate; SBF himself labels them as “JUST AN ESTIMATE.”

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2023

They screamed up at the bleachers: “GIMME AN E!”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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