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Alex

American  
[al-iks] / ˈæl ɪks /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Alexander, Alexandra.


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CEO Alex Karp described the second-quarter results as “otherworldly” and said “demand for AI sovereignty has now been unleashed.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

“We have a scale that few companies in history have reached, a business that is healthy and compounding, and opportunities only we are positioned to pursue,” Alex Norström, Spotify’s co-chief executive, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Carrick is also United's seventh permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

CEO Alex Karp says this is only the beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

It made her feel warm and smiley, like finishing Mountain Madness—and when Alex Rover described Keyhole Cove, it was as if he knew the island, and Nim, too.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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