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Chris

American  
[kris] / krɪs /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Christopher.

  2. a female given name, form of Christine.


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Allen bettered Chris Gayle's 47-ball century against England in 2016 by 14 deliveries, with his knock also the joint third-fastest century in men's T20 internationals.

From BBC

Separately, the Iranian ambassador has been summoned by the UK government, Foreign Office minister Chris Elmore told the Commons in Wednesday.

From BBC

Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Chris Quinn has written more than a dozen columns in the past year about how his newsroom is experimenting with AI tools, including having a human “rewrite specialist” use AI to turn reporters’ notes into article drafts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Previously, Independent councillor Ashley Baxter said the plan was a backward step but the head of environment at the authority, Chris Miller, said the council would still work to reduce its carbon emissions.

From BBC

Tremeirchion councillor Chris Evans said: "There is no way that anybody should be dying in a corridor while staff are walking past."

From BBC