Jerome
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Saint Eusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
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Jerome K(lapka) 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”
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Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad , Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
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Jerome K ( lapka ). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)
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Shelton has also suffered blips against opponents he was expected to beat, including a defeat by Swiss world number 222 Jerome Kym in Basel last week.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Part of what we’ve seen is this big surge in long-term yields that started in the aftermath of the transition” to Warsh from former Fed Chair Jerome Powell, said Baird at Plante Moran.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Jerome Powell’s close relationships on Capitol Hill were no accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"It's a level of heterogeneity I've never experienced before," said Jerome Despey, chairman of the wine advisory board at the public agency FranceAgriMer and a winegrower in the southern Herault department.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Chevalier returned to the College of St. Jerome and began to compose the message he would send to Lord Roke on the lodestone resonator.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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