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Sharon

American  
[shuh-rohn, shar-uhn] / ʃəˈroʊn, ˈʃær ən /

noun

  1. Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.

  2. a fertile coastal plain in ancient Palestine: now a coastal region N of Tel Aviv in Israel.

  3. a city in W Pennsylvania.

  4. a town in E Massachusetts.

  5. Also Sharen a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a plain or flat area.”


Sharon 1 British  
/ ʃəˈrɒn /

noun

  1. Ariel (ˈærɪəl). born 1928, Israeli soldier and politician; Likud prime minister (2001–06)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Sharon 2 British  
/ ˈʃærən /

noun

  1. a plain in W Israel, between the Mediterranean and the hills of Samaria, extending from Haifa to Tel Aviv

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He flagged the knockoff merchandise to Sharon, who manages the late heavy-metal star’s estate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“The key, in our opinion, is that the incident remain isolated,” William Blair analyst Sharon Zackfia said in a research note.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Another option: The Bregenz Festival, also in Austria, has just staged a new production by Yuval Sharon of Janacek’s little-known opera, “The Excursions of Mr. Broucek to the Moon and the 15th Century.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Sharon Hackett got involved because she believes Belfast "is a great city" and did not want to be left thinking "I wish I had done that".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Janet considered not even telling Sharon the Star when she got pregnant, but she had no one else to ask for advice, and to her shock, her mother finally came through.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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