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[vurn, vern] / vɜrn, vɛrn /

noun

Jules 1828–1905, French novelist.
a male given name, form of Vernon.

Verne British

/ vɛrn, vɜːn /

noun

Jules (ʒyl). 1828–1905, French writer, esp of science fiction, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)

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During AFP's ride with the service, which the company says is used by 300 people, the operator -- a Verne employee named Deni Link -- never had to step in.

FromBarron's • May 5, 2026

Uber is launching Europe’s first commercial robo-taxi service in Zagreb, Croatia, partnering with Pony.ai and Verne.

FromBarron's • Mar. 26, 2026

By 31 he had written “Ulysses,” “Morte d’Arthur,” “Break, Break, Break” and the visionary “Locksley Hall,” which Mr. Holmes rightly places in the science-fiction tradition of Jules Verne and H.G.

FromThe Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

His father, Ronald R Rondell, was an actor and assistant director - known for his work on films including the 1956 adaptation of the Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days.

FromBBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories byjules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales, which were Hugo’s favorites.

From"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick

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