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Who was the american newspaper editor who coined the phrase "manifest destiny"

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John Louis O'SullivanJohn Louis O'Sullivan (November 15, 1813 – March 24, 1895) was an American columnist and editor who used the term "manifest destiny" in 1845 to promote the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Country to the United States.
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