When did the Ran Cohen article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Ran Cohen

Q: Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Ran Cohen article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "israeli politician and knesset member of yachad party". Today it says "israeli politician and former knesset member for meretz". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 6 moments between 2005 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and knesset member of yachad party”. Today it says “israeli politician and former knesset member for meretz”.

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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and knesset member of yachad party”. Today it says “israeli politician and former knesset member for meretz”.

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The opening as it read in 2005

Ran Cohen (born June 20 , 1937 ) is an Israeli politician and Knesset member of Yachad party.¹ He is a resident of Mevaseret Zion and married with four children.² Born in Baghdad , Iraq , Cohen was 11-years-old when he immigrated to Israel through Iran . He grew in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, where he absorbed the Socialist and Zionist ideologies. During his military service he rose to the rank of Colonel (Aluf Mishne).³ After the military he studied for a B.A. in philosophy and economy at Tel Aviv University .⁴

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli politician and knesset member of yachad party”. Today it says “israeli politician and former knesset member for meretz”. Read the current article and compare.

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Then

israeli politician and knesset member of yachad party

Now

israeli politician and former knesset member for meretz

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