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bourbon

[boor-buhn, bawr-, bohr-, boor-bawn, bur-buhn] / ˈbʊər bən, ˈbɔr-, ˈboʊr-, burˈbɔ̃, ˈbɜr bən /


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There’s even a tiny pop/rock subgenre of songs based on Anne Rice’s vampire novels: Sting’s “Moon Over Bourbon Street,” Annie Lennox’s “Love Song for a Vampire,” and Concrete Blonde’s “Bloodletting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

“If you liked him talking about horses for 10 minutes, maybe you’ll enjoy ‘The Bourbon Set,’” Gaffigan said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Last year, he sold out three headlining gigs at L.A.’s biannual Netflix Is a Joke Festival — two shows at the Belasco Theater and one at the Bourbon Room.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

Last month, ahead of Prime Minister Modi's meeting with Trump in Washington, India unilaterally lowered tariffs on Bourbon whiskey, motorcycles and some other US products.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

“You didn’t think—” My secretary, Mrs. De Bourbon, came bustling in, looking worried.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman