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Boris

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[bawr-is, bohr-, bor-, buh-ryees] / ˈbɔr ɪs, ˈboʊr-, ˈbɒr-, bʌˈrjis /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Burnham has vowed to maintain the strong backing for Kyiv begun under former Conservative premier Boris Johnson following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

In the summer of 2022 Boris Johnson was on his way out, but still in office.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Boris Cherny, the head of Anthropic’s Claude Code, said the AI lab allows customers to put spending limits in place and opt for some of Anthropic’s lower-cost models.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Trump’s personal lawyer and legal coordinator, Boris Epshteyn, had been urging the firm to add the Carroll matter to its portfolio, according to people familiar with his request.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“That Boris Karloff film, the one that’s lost,” he said.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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