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Blaine

American  
[bleyn] / bleɪn /

noun

  1. James Gillespie 1830–93, U.S. statesman.

  2. a town in E Minnesota.


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Blaine McCormick is a management professor at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University and author of “Ben Franklin: America’s Original Entrepreneur.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Ringstrom, 42, is a member of an activist group that tracks immigration agents as they move around Blaine.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Blaine Beaven, Saskatchewan's newly appointed firearms commissioner, told the BBC his province's law is designed to protect gun owners.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In the end, Bogart’s character, Rick Blaine, has no choice but to give up his love, his past and his future to continue the fight against a German army hot in pursuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She and Blaine had not talked about marriage, but the ground beneath her feet felt firm.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie