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Charis

American  
[key-ris] / ˈkeɪ rɪs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.

  2. singular of Charites.


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Charis Rainey scored 36 points for Windward, including 11 of 12 free throws.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

Charis Rainey added 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Only Orla Prendergast, with an entertaining 52 from 34 balls, offered any resistance for Ireland, with debutant Charis Pavely claiming 3-19.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

The gallery’s director, Charis Tyndall, said in an interview that as far as Charles Ede was concerned, “provenance has always been extremely important,” adding: “We cover all our tracks.”

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

These and a few lyrics, such as the "Triumph of Charis" and the song beginning, "Drink to me only with thine eyes," are the pleasantest of Jonson's works.

From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph

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