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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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“Last Thursday, the dam broke,” said Chris Galipeau, head market strategist at the Franklin Templeton Institute.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Huang founded Nvidia with fellow electrical engineers Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem in 1993.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Huang, a former microprocessor designer and Denny’s dishwasher, discussed the idea behind Nvidia inside a Denny’s in San Jose with fellow entrepreneurs Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Labour Party of former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and its left-wing Green Party allies were heading for a tally of 51 seats, while minor parties are forecast to win 12 seats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

And so, even though I was scared of the hawk-chicken and Ms. Griegson, and I was still riding my bike as fast as I could to keep up with Chris, I started thinking.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

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