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Jacqueline

American  
[jak-uh-lin, -leen, jak-wuh-, zhakuh-leen] / ˈdʒæk ə lɪn, -ˌlin, ˈdʒæk wə-, ʒakəˈlin /
Or Jacquelyn

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Jacqueline Villafranca, 38, from Peru, told AFP she was evacuated in about an hour on Friday evening from the village of Navalagamella to Alcobendas with her husband and two daughters, aged 16 and two.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Wimbledon, and a mutual love of tennis player Boris Becker, also brought together Jacqueline Webb-Watson and Nicola Dawson, forging a 40-year friendship.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

The show starred some of the most iconic post-war ballet dancers — Serge Golovine, Rosella Hightower, Jacqueline Moreau — but Vérots didn’t focus on them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“Elegant and cozy,” is how Jill describes her beloved East Wing office, with its view of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and a tea cart with ginger-lemon tea at the ready.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Jacqueline said nothing as she carefully walked around the women who sat like statues in different corners of the cell.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

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