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renaissance

[ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ri-ney-suhns] / ˌrɛn əˈsɑns, -ˈzɑns, -ˈsɑ̃s, ˈrɛn əˌsɑns, -ˌzɑns, -ˌsɑ̃s, rɪˈneɪ səns /


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In Renaissance Italy, with its patchwork of independent city-states and republics, widespread warfare encouraged the expansion of citizen militias proficient in firearms for civic defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The stock’s 19% jump on Friday made for what IPO research firm Renaissance Capital CEO Bill Smith called a “Goldilocks” debut.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

The painter and architect, hailed as the father of the Italian Renaissance, is believed to have been born around 1267 in Vicchio, just north of Florence.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“It is one of the most highly anticipated, if not the most highly anticipated, IPOs of all time and obviously the biggest to date,” said Nicholas Smith, an analyst at Renaissance Capital.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I will leave the debate about why the Renaissance happened when and where it did to the historians.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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