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Amanda

American  
[uh-man-duh] / əˈmæn də /

noun

  1. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “beloved.”


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"This modeling is both novel and crucial for understanding the earliest environments life may have emerged from," said SwRI's Amanda Alexander, first author of an AGU Advances article describing the research.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

In poetry, we explore a range of American voices, from Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes to Amanda Gorman, and sometimes even song lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

“I don’t see anything that derails economic or earnings growth,” said Amanda Agati, chief investment officer at PNC’s asset management group.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

A recent paper in Science by Harvard University economist Amanda Pallais found that fully remote work sharply changes the social structure of the workday by removing opportunities to interact with other people.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

Momentarily moored, wherever it was, he was able to wonder about Amanda.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

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