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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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“The standards around it don’t exist right now,” said Amanda Annis, an agent at Trident Media Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The company’s 1H earnings tracked ahead of DBS’s expectations, partly boosted by strong AI and high performance computing customer ramp-up, says analyst Amanda Tan in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

“I loved working on the Amanda Peet menopause scene,” Talbot said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

And Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth described them as "a milestone in delivering stronger protections and a fairer safety net for gig economy workers".

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Tall as Amanda and not worry about what cider tastes like or what going means.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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