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Abe

American  
[eyb] / eɪb /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Abraham.


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Federal public defender Tezira Abe stressed that Allen was presumed innocent and said he had no prior arrests or convictions on his record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Those attorneys — Tezira Abe and Eugene Ohm — did not respond to a request for comment after the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The Unification Church lost an appeal Wednesday against a Japanese court's order to dissolve the sect, which came under investigation following the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The church, popularly known as the "Moonies", came under scrutiny after the shock assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Nobody reads them anymore, not since that abolitionist Abe Lincoln lost the Senate contest.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan