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Alexis

American  
[uh-lek-sis] / əˈlɛk sɪs /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Greek word meaning “helper.”


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As Alexis Romero explains in Slate, she was previously the vice chair of the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Kay made “My Reckless Abandon” primarily with Alexis Kesselman, one of relatively few female producers in the pop game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Alexis Yim, a marketing professor at Radford University who co-authored a study on how cuteness impacts relationships with AI agents, said that “cute, appealing appearances” can activate the reward-related areas of the brain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Created by Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis' 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, Athlos was staging a meet for the first time outside of New York.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It all started on January 17, 1912, when Alexis Carrel, a French surgeon at the Rockefeller Institute, grew his “immortal chicken heart.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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