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Evan

American  
[ev-uhn] / ˈɛv ən /

noun

  1. a male given name, Welsh form of John.


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“We had Netflix executives at the governor’s mansion with New Jersey cheeses and wines,” recalled Evan Weiss, chief executive of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

BMO analyst Evan David Seigerman, however, was impressed by retatrutide’s effectiveness at the lowest, four-milligram dose, which wasn’t a part of the earlier trial.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“It feels like a nightclub in here where everyone is battling for the biggest bottle,” said art-market economist Magnus Resch, as he mingled with collector Eugenio Lopez and art adviser Evan Beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In more recent years, he's starred in Dear Evan Hansen and Sweeney Todd.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“You don’t have to close your eyes. Just hang tight. Listen to three Dear Evan Hansen songs, and I’ll be ready.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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