Gideon
Americannoun
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Also called Jerubbaal. (in the Bible) a judge of ancient Israel and conqueror of the Midianites.
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a member of the Gideons International, a society founded in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “great destroyer.”
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Epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz breaks down the science and concludes that the results are actually pretty reassuring.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The accusations made today…were outrageous lies,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Messages sent to email addresses associated with Gideon went unreturned, and several phone numbers listed for him were out of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
In an X post on Wednesday, he said Colombia and Israel would share a relationship "like never before" after speaking with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
So with Gideon on one side, still pressing the T-shirt against the wound, and Sergio on the other, they hoisted the man to his feet and made their way out of the train.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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