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nephew

[nef-yoo, nev-yoo] / ˈnɛf yu, ˈnɛv yu /






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But Columbia University’s Richard Nephew puts it aptly in the title of his recent Foreign Affairs piece.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“If Iran refused,” Nephew added, “he had no plausible alternative to constrain the program.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Cevian Capital did so through the purchase of 9,774,959 Smith & Nephew shares from March 17 through May 1 at per share prices ranging from $15.44 to $17.06.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

"Sanctions maintenance is as big a task as the imposition of sanctions in the first place," US sanctions expert Richard Nephew of Columbia University says.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

"Bless him with salt, bless him with stone, bless him with steel. Nephew, do you still know the words?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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