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[won] / wɒn /


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Wan Hon-cheung, 64, has been living in a plywood box about the size of a single bed for the last 10 years, and hopes the government will improve conditions for residents like him as well.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Wan notes domestic fuel prices are now much higher in Asia, pointing to diesel and gasoline pump prices in the Philippines jumping by 60%-90% this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"We found that a simple, guideline-based exercise program can make the brain look measurably younger over just 12 months," said Dr. Lu Wan, lead author and data scientist at the AdventHealth Research Institute.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Director James Wan creates some of the most memorable, and cinematically elegant, jump scares ever filmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Wan shafts of dawn light diffused through stained glass, throwing color onto shelves of gleaming glass and copper.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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