Sarah
Americannoun
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the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Genesis 17:15–22.
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a female given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sarah
From Late Latin Sarra, from Greek Sárra, from Hebrew śārāh “princess”
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The 23-year-old pop star brought out Stevie Nicks, Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette during her headlining set at Saturday’s festival in Irvine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith was at the speech and talks through the president's pitch to voters and why the venue was a bizarre choice.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
When his father, in California for a conference, visited the couple’s Palo Alto apartment with Sarah, Al-Hussaini wouldn’t come out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He showed Sarah a photo of handwritten notes he had signed promising not to talk about violent incidents and told her his wife controlled his social-media accounts and communications, the memo alleges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
As Sarah held hands in the circle, a child’s legs struggled to climb up.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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