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Christopher

[kris-tuh-fer]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.

  2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”



Christopher

/ ˈkrɪstəfə /

noun

  1. Saint. 3rd century ad , Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Christopher

  1. A Christian saint (though no longer listed by the Catholic Church in the Calendar of Saints). Jesus appeared to him as a little child whom Christopher carried across a stream. Christopher means “Christ-bearer.”

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Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Bob Gale, must have been as much of a madman savant as Christopher Lloyd’s Doc Brown to compress so much plot into every frame.

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The company “continues to execute well on its strategic initiatives,” Christopher Kuhn of Benchmark Equity Research concurred, pointing out C.H.

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One example of how the ground might be shifting: Fed governor Christopher Waller, who had been among the leading advocates for cuts this summer, recently signaled more caution.

“The health of our consumer remains strong and our credit continues to improve,” CFO Christopher Lapointe added.

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Bloom Energy, which reported quarterly earnings above market expectations, “is still in the very early stages of seeing broader adoption,” RBC Capital Christopher Dendrinos said in a note Wednesday.

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