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as in veteran
a person with long experience in a specified area
considered the doyen of American art critics
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight
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In the final pages of issue number two, legendary Englishman Nicky Haslam, a doyen of the interiors world, shares his ultimate party etiquette, honed over a lifetime of attending the most fabulous parties ever thrown discreetly behind closed doors.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
Pat Thomas and Mariam Rezaei Thomas, a doyen of experimental piano, first heard Rezaei play a solo DJ set.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Perhaps not coincidentally, Hollywood horror doyen Jason Blum himself gave the BoulderLight co-chieftains his personal seal of approval in 2019.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Theatre doyen and Lightroom founder Nicholas Hytner addressed the crowd assembled for the premiere of Inventing the Runway in King’s Cross on Thursday night, flanked by Anna Wintour, Mark Guiducci, Chioma Nnadi, and Cate Blanchett, who narrates the 50-minute exhibition.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2024
Pat Thomas and Mariam Rezaei Thomas, a doyen of experimental piano, first heard Rezaei play a solo DJ set.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Perhaps not coincidentally, Hollywood horror doyen Jason Blum himself gave the BoulderLight co-chieftains his personal seal of approval in 2019.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
Theatre doyen and Lightroom founder Nicholas Hytner addressed the crowd assembled for the premiere of Inventing the Runway in King’s Cross on Thursday night, flanked by Anna Wintour, Mark Guiducci, Chioma Nnadi, and Cate Blanchett, who narrates the 50-minute exhibition.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
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After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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The 6-foot 8-inch, 10-year NBA veteran became a minority stakeholder of Leeds United in 2023, buying in through Leeds owner 49ers Enterprises.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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In a 2009 case, the Supreme Court said FERPA is only about the records that are permanently stored in the principal’s office or the dean’s office and a file that corresponds to a student’s name.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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As in the real world, the kids handle some of their business better than their elders, and sometimes the elders prove wiser than the kids.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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The younger generation, as my own parents and grandparents soon learned, can be a lot less patient with the problems their elders tolerate.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Doyen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doyen. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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