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Lyman

American  
[lahy-muhn] / ˈlaɪ mən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Several years later, Illinois Sen. Lyman Trumbull, who played an active role in the citizenship clause’s passage, cited Lynch while recounting the drafting of the clause.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

However, the positions of much dimmer galaxies and clouds of gas that also emit Lyman alpha light have remained mostly hidden.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Mr. Lyman is the U.S. arts editor at the Spectator and a former Joseph Rago Memorial Fellow at the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

One of the standout sequences of a Heated Rivalry Night is when Lyman played a video montage of Shane coming out to his parents, set to Lorde’s “Supercut.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

In accordance with Lyman Briggs’s secrecy rules, their letter would be withheld from publication until April 1946.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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