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Gary

American  
[gair-ee, gar-ee] / ˈgɛər i, ˈgær i /

noun

  1. Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.

  2. a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan.

  3. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “spear bearer.”


Gary British  
/ ˈɡærɪ /

noun

  1. a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan: a major world steel producer. Pop: 99 961 (2003 est)

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Gary Black, the founder of The Future Fund, said there’s more than just a risk that Huang will exit.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Capra knew how to get the best work from actors, launching or refurbishing the careers of Jean Arthur, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck and Jimmy Stewart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Jobe, 21, joins his brother Jude in the England squad - and they could be the first pair of siblings to feature in an England line-up since Gary and Phil Neville.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Gary Segura, president of BSP Research, said on a call Wednesday with Murguía and reporters that Latino voters returned this election to historic patterns, with about two-thirds voting for Democrats and one-third voting Republican.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

And, oh yeah, like his tackler had muscles of stone, as Gary seemed to.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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