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Marius

American

[mair-ee-uhs, mar-] / ˈmɛər i əs, ˈmær- /

noun

Gaius, c155–86 b.c., Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

Marius British

/ ˈmɛərɪəs, ˈmærɪəs /

noun

Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs). ?155–86 _bc , Roman general and consul. He defeated Jugurtha, the Cimbri, and the Teutons (107–101), but his rivalry with Sulla caused civil war (88). He was exiled but returned (87) and took Rome

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Marius Borg Høiby was treated as one of the family, but the royal house later stressed he was never a royal.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Marius Borg Høiby, who was born from an earlier relationship, is appealing against the conviction.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Fermi is in a much stronger place” than it was three months ago, Chairman Marius Haas told analysts Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Marius Buleandra, a member of Anthropic’s applied AI team, gave a presentation about how the company integrated AI into its everyday processes and how other companies can do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But now it was humid out, his childhood asthma acting up, and Marius was feeling unhappy and unwell when I came roller-skating by.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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