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Zachary

American  
[zak-uh-ree] / ˈzæk ə ri /

noun

  1. Zacharias.

  2. Douay Bible. Zachariah.

  3. a male given name, form of Zachariah.


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She was not arrested at the scene, Utah Highway Patrol spokesperson Zachary Randall said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Taking a step back, what are these rankings for? I guess they are for students trying to decide where to go to college,” said Zachary Bleemer, an economist at Princeton, who studies higher education.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Panettiere was 17 when “Heroes” became a breakout hit and made her and co-stars Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka and Zachary Quinto sought-after talents.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

"What we really know about dark matter has so far been learned only through its gravitational effects," says Zachary Weiner, a researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, corresponding author for the study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

Fred ambled behind Zachary as the nice boy moved closer to Abby.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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