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Ernest

American  
[ur-nist] / ˈɜr nɪst /

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”


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He doesn’t mention Ernest Hemingway, the most famous American writer of his time, but in its early years Castro’s Cuba had him too.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

In a statement the trust stressed the CRT devices were safe and that patients treated by cardiologist Dr Ernest Lau do not need to take any immediate action.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"What surprised us most was how clearly the high-mass black holes stand out as a separate population," recalls co-author Dr. Isobel Romero-Shaw, Ernest Rutherford Fellow at Cardiff University.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

He ran afoul of some in the orchestra and of its imperious head, Ernest Fleischmann.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Ernest knew of Lawson’s hatred of Smith, and more than a year later he visited him.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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