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Erika

American  
[er-i-kuh] / ˈɛr ɪ kə /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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"AI is making its way into the 2026 midterms in a big way this year," said Erika Franklin Fowler, co-director of the Wesleyan Media Project.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

But Thomas and Erika are no fools, coolly telling off smiling Hitler sympathizers during a tony reception.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

"We are calling for presidential elections and the return of our leader Maria Corina Machado," 43-year-old opposition activist Erika Cedeno told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Klaus both despises his native country and despairs at the dichotomous paradigm of the postwar world—“Stalin or Mickey Mouse,” he gripes—and asks Erika, “Is there anything you still believe in?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lawrence and Bobbette’s granddaughter Erika had gotten into Penn State after writing an admissions essay about how her greatgrandmother Henrietta’s story had inspired her to study science.

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

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