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  • Debs
    Debs
    noun
    Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
  • debs
    debs
    noun
    (Irish English) a students formal ball or party, marking the end of secondary school: a prom.

Debs

1 American  
[debz] / dɛbz /

noun

  1. Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.


debs 2 American  
[debs] / dɛbs /

noun

  1. (Irish English) a students formal ball or party, marking the end of secondary school: a prom.


Debs British  
/ dɛbz /

noun

  1. Eugene Victor. 1855–1926, US labour leader; five times Socialist presidential candidate (1900–20)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He immediately asked for my email address and said he would invite my wife Debs and I to enjoy all the pleasures that city could and would provide.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, began his victory speech by quoting Eugene Debs.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

Mr. Pärt turned 90 years old on Sept. 11, and Carnegie Hall is marking the occasion with a significant honor, appointing him this season’s Debs Composer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The fire burned an acre of dense brush just after 12:30 p.m. in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

She organized dances at the club, making sure that the Junior Hostesses and Victory Debs were on hand to entertain visiting servicemen.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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