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Ennis

American  
[en-is] / ˈɛn ɪs /

noun

  1. a town in N Texas.

  2. a male given name.


Ennis British  
/ ˈɛnɪs /

noun

  1. a town in the W Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Clare. Pop: 22 051 (2002)

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Working to piece together a mystery in the fictional town of Ennis as it braces for weeks of endless darkness, she later has a tense exchange with Trooper Evangeline Navarro — played by queer professional boxer turned actress Kali Reis — telling her, “We’re just gonna do this one thing. Work together to close this case. And that’s it for the two of us.”

From Salon

Dylan Ennis regularly takes his sushi-loving son out to restaurants and said he enjoys people’s reactions to the 4-year-old using chopsticks like a pro.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I grew up with home cooked meals, where getting the Happy Meal at McDonald’s was like the happiest day of my life,” said Ennis, a 33-year-old professional basketball player living in Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal

Previous reports indicate that this property, which is located on East 61st St., was primarily used by Cosby’s son, Ennis, who was murdered in Los Angeles in 1997.

From MarketWatch

Crawford has put on hold a natural meeting with Jaron 'Boots' Ennis.

From BBC