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Emil

American  
[ey-muhl, ee-muhl, ey-meel] / ˈeɪ məl, ˈi məl, ˈeɪ mil /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Latin Aemilius, a family name.


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Outside of retirement, “financial freedom is a fairly new concept,” Emil Barr, a 23-year-old entrepreneur, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

Former team-mate Emil Krafth experienced Guimaraes' influence at first hand after spending four and a half years with the midfielder at Newcastle.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Emil Michael, the Department of Defense’s chief technology officer, confirmed on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Friday that Anthropic remains blacklisted after being deemed a “supply chain risk” earlier this year.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

In an interview with CNBC, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, Emil Michael, said the department wanted to diversify the companies it worked with following its dispute with Anthropic.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

They had spent the day in Newark, New Jersey, trying to find a pro-Nazi minister named Emil Krepper, whose name was written in invisible ink on his handkerchief.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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