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Jacques

American  
[zhahk] / ʒɑk /

noun

  1. a male given name, French form of Jacob or James.


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Photoshop him into a 2005 summit meeting alongside Tony Blair, George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac, and he’d fit right in.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The brainchild of French interior designer Jacques Grange, an area regular for 30 years, the development spans 35 hillside acres overlooking the Atlantic and Carvalhal’s rice fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Pogacar, 27, is aiming to become the joint-most successful rider in the Tour's history with five wins, alongside Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Jacques helped co-found the digital archive alongside Priscilla Leiva, an associate professor of Chicana/o and Latinoa/o studies at Loyola Marymount University.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Was he one of those old men with white hair like Jacques Cousteau who wore scuba suits well into their eighties?

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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