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Sarah

American  
[sair-uh] / ˈsɛər ə /

noun

  1. the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Genesis 17:15–22.

  2. a female given name.


Sarah British  
/ ˈsɛərə /

noun

  1. Old Testament the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac (Genesis 17:15–22)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Sarah

From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”

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"Adenocarcinoma is the most common kind of what's called non-small cell lung cancer," David Spigel, a medical oncologist specializing in lung cancer research at Nashville's Sarah Cannon Research Institute, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar warned a "balance" needed to be struck so that safety rules did not pull the brakes on innovation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But both she and Jassim say they refuse to give up: "If all of us are going to get scared, no-one will change anything," says Sarah.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The upcoming sixth installment in Sarah J. Maas’s romantasy series “A Court of Thorns and Roses” is drawing collaborations with brands including Target, Fine’ry, Knix and Loungefly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sarah unplugged the iron and jerked her head at me as she passed me in the hallway.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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