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Barak

American  
[bair-uhk, bey-rak, buh-rahk] / ˈbɛər ək, ˈbeɪ ræk, bəˈrɑk /
Douay Bible, Barac

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a military commander who, with Deborah, destroyed the Canaanite army under Sisera.

  2. Ehud, born 1942, Israeli military leader and politician: prime minister 1999–2001.

Barak British  
/ ˈbærək /

noun

  1. Ehud (ɛˈhʊd). born 1942, Israeli politician, prime minister (1999–2001); left the Labour Party (2011) to form the breakaway party Independence

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Evan Barak hit a two-run home run for Calabasas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

According to an X post by journalist Barak Ravid of the news site Axios, citing a US official, the US carried out "strikes on military targets" on the island located off Iran's western coast.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Right now we do not have real competitors for any of these companies, and it just takes time for competitors to emerge,” said Barak Orbach, an antitrust law professor at the University of Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Evan Barak had two hits and two RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

They had all done great acts of faith and patriotism against the enemies of Israel,—Gideon against the Midianites, Barak against the hosts of Syria, Samson against the Philistines, and Jephthah against the children of Ammon.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

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