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Jeannette

American  
[juh-net, zhah-net] / dʒəˈnɛt, ʒɑˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

  2. Also Jeannetta Jeanette a female given name, form of Jean.


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“Our job has always been to make a crazy schedule work,” Jeannette said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

That’s when her mother, Jeannette, 45, first heard about college dual enrollment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Even Jeannette Jara, Kast’s defeated Communist opponent, supported increasing copper production by 10%.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The eldest of seven children born to a prospector-turned-rancher, Jeannette dug ditches, raised barns and split wood alongside the ranch hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Jeannette and Stu Leeson from across the street, the Maleckis and their newborn, and Mr. Burnside, who’s been eternally seventy years old for as long as I can remember.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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