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Jacques

American  
[zhahk] / ʒɑk /

noun

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


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For the last 11 years, Leiva worked alongside Jacques and other community members to document and preserve the histories of the historic hill, once home to over 1,000 families.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The group, which began in 1977 when Willis accepted an invitation from producer Jacques Morali and his business partner Henri Belolo, eventually grew to a lineup of six or seven performers.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Legendary figures Sir Garfield Sobers of West Indies and South Africa's Jacques Kallis are the only two men to have achieved a comparable double.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

He grew up in a family of artists and chess players, including his brothers, the sculptor Raymond Duchamp-Villon and the Cubist painter Jacques Villon, whom he joined in Paris in 1904.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Brother Jacques used the word “environment” five more times in the next fifteen minutes.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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