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Brandon

American  
[bran-duhn] / ˈbræn dən /

noun

  1. a city in SW Manitoba, in S central Canada.

  2. a male given name.


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Sysco, the Houston-based food-distribution company, named Brandon Sewell as permanent CFO, removing the interim title he held since March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

"Our study suggests that's not necessarily a broken pattern-separation system, but possibly an overactive version of a normal survival mechanism gone into overdrive," said Brandon.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

If convicted as charged, Brandon faces life in state prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

They did it, for the first time, with two kickers — Joshua Karty and Brandon McManus — active for a game, though the kicking-game problems are far from resolved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Do you want to be friends with Brandon again?”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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