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How did Vernon's rise to an internationally-known social media maven come about?
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The Oscars are in the hands of a former studio mogul and a song-and-dance maven.
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Denver pop-culture maven Dana Cain, 52, is a star in the space-collectibles set.
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Congrats to magazine maven Amy Wimer on becoming publisher of Men's Book Chicago.
From the suntimes.com
For sweet tooths there is Europe's macaron maven Ladure in its Hong Kong debut.
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The contract authorizes continued work on MAVEN and sets the cost and schedule.
From the denverpost.com
He has long been portrayed as more sophisticated than mass-appeal maven Jay Leno.
From the washingtonpost.com
As a disruptive marketing maven and evangelist, Kawasaki is in a class by himself.
From the fresnobee.com
Medure boasts an award-winning interior by Jacksonville design maven Larry Wilson.
From the jacksonville.com
- Ace: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from the Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an accumulation of knowledge.
- Maven is the current best known artificial intelligence Scrabble player, created by Brian Sheppard. It has been used in official licensed Hasbro Scrabble games, and the downloadable Funkitron Scrabble.
- Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) is a space exploration mission to send a space probe to orbit Mars as part of NASA's Mars Scout Program. Scientists conducting the mission will study the atmosphere of Mars. ...
- Maven Klint Huffman (born November 26, 1976) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between October 2001 and July 5, 2005 under the name Maven. In 2008 he became a guest expert on the Home Shopping Network.
- Stan Fischler (born March 31, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York) is a hockey and New York City Subway historian, broadcaster, author and professor.
- A self-styled expert in a given field
- A person who is a recognized expert or authority in a particular topic or community of interest. Mavens usually have a large contact pool and can spread the word about a new concept to a large number of people.
- An expert, an authority on the subject.
