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Tim

1 American  
[tim] / tɪm /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Timothy.


Tim. 2 American  

abbreviation

Bible.
  1. Timothy.


Tim. British  

abbreviation

  1. Timothy

"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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Or forwards Tim Weah, the Brooklyn-born son of the former president of Liberia, and Alejandro Zendejas, who was born in Mexico but became a U.S. citizen at 13 after his father was naturalized.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Tim Duy, the chief U.S. economist at SGH Macro Advisors, agrees that if Warsh sounds dovish at his maiden press conference on Wednesday, stocks will be racing higher.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Veteran defender Tim Ream, 38, conceded a free-kick and was shown a yellow card for his 'challenge' on Miguel Almiron.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

In a recent report on SpaceX’s potential impact on the telecom industry, Oppenheimer analyst Tim Horan wrote EchoStar’s Boost mobile phone service could appeal to SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Deirdre had written a "late-breaking story" about the theft of the Cinderella slippers from Tim McGuire's dance studio.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene

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