Gary
Americannoun
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Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
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a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan.
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a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “spear bearer.”
noun
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Gary Simms, a Cowbridge local, also had a picture with the actor when he saw him in the Bear Hotel on Sunday evening, the night before filming.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Gary and Shaggy first stood out as kittens because of their unusually long limbs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Swindon Borough Council leader Gary Sumner said: "It's like not being invited to the party with the popular kids."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
And chip manufacturing equipment makers including Applied Materials have been touting packaging’s potential: Chief executive Gary Dickerson said in August that packaging-related revenue would grow more than 70% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He remarried, had a son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., and became a helicopter pilot and reporter for a Los Angeles television station.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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