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Samantha

American  
[suh-man-thuh] / səˈmæn θə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”


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The Scots held on to the lead until the 17th-minute, when hooker Brittany Merlo went over to draw the hosts level and wing Maya Stewart added another six minutes later, with Samantha Wood converting both.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Country star Zach Bryan has reportedly forked over $18.25 million for a sprawling estate in Franklin, Tenn.—months after tying the knot with Samantha Leonard.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

In a victim impact statement, Nurse's sister Samantha Carvalho described Sabat as a "menace to society", and said the "heartlessness" of the killing was "impossible to comprehend".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That’s true, but as Samantha Gross of the Brookings Institution has commented, those refineries are already running at close to capacity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Not to be that person, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little relieved things aren’t coming together with Samantha.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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