Alexis
Americannoun
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Created by Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and husband of tennis' 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams, Athlos will also be held in New York for a third consecutive year.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Slate’s Alexis Romero explains the court’s “head-spinning” opinion and how it manages to butcher the legal question at the heart of this case while also cherry-picking history.
From Slate • May 14, 2026
A breathtaking dancer, Alexis Fousekis, served as what might be heaven’s most eccentric angel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Part of the Windsor visit’s appeal to Patel, agents told the New York Times, was impressing his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, who is 18 years his junior.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
It all started on January 17, 1912, when Alexis Carrel, a French surgeon at the Rockefeller Institute, grew his “immortal chicken heart.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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