Abner
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul.
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a first name.
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Luckily for them, pitching every game of the postseason seemed to have finally caught up to hard-throwing right-handed reliever Abner Uribe in his seventh appearance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
El Dorado 6, Aquinas 1: Brady Abner went three for three to lead the Hawks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
For decades, the accepted account of baseball’s origins was that it was invented by future Civil War general Abner Doubleday on a cow pasture in Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1839.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
The Cubs, meanwhile, managed only one hit after the third inning as four Brewers relievers -- Jacob Misiorowski, Aaron Ashby, rookie Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe -- combined to mystify Chicago batters to the finish.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
It was in August when they gave me a lecture, a cheap L’il Abner suit, and a small amount of money, and I walked out of the gate.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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