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  • YANNI: Thanks you, that's good, and Yanni doesn't do that.

    CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2006 2006

  • YANNI: No. KING: We'll be right back with Yanni and we will include your phone calls when we come back.

    CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2006 2006

  • The Sony rep quickly pointed out that Yanni is not a Sony artist.

    Troi is funny drewan 2006

  • Party-girl-turned-television-personality Paris Hilton will wave the checkered flag for Cadillac's celebrity go-kart race Saturday, and recording star Yanni is revved up to attend his first Super Bowl.

    USATODAY.com - Celebs, corporate types most likely to get coveted tickets 2004

  • - impressionism; impressionism is to painting what friggin 'Yanni is to classical music.

    Books 2006

  • - impressionism; impressionism is to painting what friggin 'Yanni is to classical music.

    Picture Envy, Few Are Chosen At The Met, and Pale Male 2004

  • - impressionism; impressionism is to painting what friggin 'Yanni is to classical music.

    unbillable hours: 2004

  • David, "Yanni" is the short form for Yannis, from the biblical Ioannis, the source of John, Jean, Johann, and a host of other modern names throughout Europe.

    What's Not to Like? Walter Jon Williams 2007

  • Most of the restaurants are small local restaurants such as Yanni's Greek Taverna, Paragon Thai, and Fresh

    Examiner California Headlines 2010

  • "They have either seen really bad examples of what marriage looks like or no examples at all," said Yolanda "Yanni" Brown, 42, a divorced mother of two in Chicago, who is hosting black marriage events.

    BLACK ENTERPRISE Associated Press 2010

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  • I think a good linguistics prank would be to make Laurel/Yanni the word of the year.

    "And the word of the year is ....*soundclip*"

    October 7, 2018