Ariane

American  

[ar-ee-an, a-ryan] / ˌær iˈæn, aˈrjan /

noun

1. Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.

2. a first name, French form of Ariadne.

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Ariane

“The nature of these layoffs are so bleak that it seems as though our executives don’t see a way forward,” said Ariane Lange, an investigative reporter at the Sacramento Bee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Under an international collaboration agreement, ESA supplied the telescope's launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

“There’s a lot of factors that will keep food prices elevated for a bit of time,” Ariane Curtis, senior North American economist at Capital Economics, tells Barron’s.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Ariane of the Netherlands were in Houston for a noon kick-off and saw the Dutch side power to an impressive 5-1 win over Sweden.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

I think her Ariane is commonly adjudged a failure.

From Interpreters by Carl Van Vechten