Jesse
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) the father of David.
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a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God exists.”
noun
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“Apple beat on revenue and EPS, but nobody’s celebrating,” Investing.com senior analyst Jesse Cohen wrote in a Monday note.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Fellow tech entrepreneur Jesse Ouellette posted on LinkedIn about Robinson's death, saying he had helped him when he was building his company.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Jesse Cohen, an analyst at Investing.com, called Microsoft’s results a “counterweight” to Alphabet’s and Meta Platforms’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
“We’re going to create one billion fans,” says Jesse Cole, the Bananas’ omnipresent founder, owner and yellow-tuxedoed impresario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
I’m not sure what Jesse would have done.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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