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Irene

American  
[ahy-ree-nee, ahy-reen, ahy-ree-nee] / aɪˈri ni, aɪˈrin, aɪˈri ni /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.

  2. Also Irena A female given name.


Irene British  
/ aɪˈriːnɪ /

noun

  1. ?752–803 ad , Byzantine ruler (780–90, 792–97, joint ruler with her son Constantine VI; 797–802). She is venerated as a saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

  2. Greek myth the goddess of peace

"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

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The seeds of that climax were planted decades earlier, in 1891, when Irene was only 19.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

When Irene Breen got a notification in January 2025 that Instagram was removing adverts for her company's pregnancy pillows, she was confused.

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Another protester, 33-year-old engineer Irene Lopez, told AFP the situation had become "unsustainable".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

But when Irene explained that I’d be speaking Shelley’s words on her behalf, showing her emotions and mental state, I got it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s something really bad,” Irene said to me, her voice not even quite a whisper.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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