Sebastian
Americannoun
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Saint, died a.d. 288?, Roman martyr.
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a male given name.
noun
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Sebastian grew up in Hong Kong, Australia, India and Indonesia and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Celtic might also have expected more from Sebastian Tounekti.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
In 2024, the FlyWire Consortium, led by Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung at Princeton, who are also co-authors of the new study, published a complete connectome of a fruit fly brain.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
“The story of high profit expectations is not just a tech story, with global 12-month consensus margins excluding tech also hitting a fresh high of 12%,” said strategists led by Sebastian Raedler.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
“And now,” she says, “the prelude to Johann Sebastian Bach’s hauntingly beautiful Cello Sonata Number One in G.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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