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Abe

American  
[ayb] / eɪb /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Abraham.


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Year: 2023 Compiled by: Slate Staff Of note: “ ‘Shinzo Abe blown away’—come on, man.”

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

At the opening party for Windows on the World in 1976, headlined by opera star Beverly Sills and Mayor Abe Beame, Glaser’s dishware began to disappear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

When Abe Saperstein, the Globetrotters’ founder, stormed the Reds locker room in a huff, Klotz warned him, “If you let your guard down, we’ll get you again.”

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Abe did so in December 2013 on the first anniversary of taking office.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

Abe Rosenthal, the New York Times managing editor, sat at his desk in the newsroom with his head in his hands.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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