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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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But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“You can’t play with people’s attention,” he advised Ernest Hemingway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

While there’s no question that consumers are feeling the impact of inflation on their wallets, it “hasn’t been felt evenly across all goods and services,” Ernest said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Rhys said the boat is "part of Brooklyn history" and is the same class of boat that acclaimed author Ernest Hemingway previously owned.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

At the grave site, standing with Ernest, Mollie could hear the old people’s song of death, their chants interspersed with weeping.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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