Rebecca

American  

[ri-bek-uh] / rɪˈbɛk ə /

noun

1. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”

2. Douay Bible. Rebekah.

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Rebecca British  

/ rɪˈbɛkə /

noun

1. Douay spelling: Rebekah. Old Testament the sister of Laban, who became the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob (Genesis 24–27)

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Rebecca

“This was an execution of a mentally ill man,” said Garza’s attorney, Rebecca Brown, at a news conference Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

"If it's sunny outside, open the curtains so the sun heats the room, then shut them when the sun sets to keep the heat in," says Rebecca.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Rebecca Keller’s “Meals of a Lifetime” is marked by dreariness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Rebecca Onion declares that the miniseries is a bracing delight, akin to “kissing a dead fish and taking a shot”—and that’s a compliment!

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

I ask Nora when it’s time to head to Rebecca and Noah’s apartment for our interview.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

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