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Jessica

American  
[jes-i-kuh] / ˈdʒɛs ɪ kə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jesse.


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I also worked at a theater in Falmouth, Mass., where I closely studied star actors such as Geraldine Page, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Basil Rathbone and Gordon MacRae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“She’s just been MIA,” said Jessica Lewis, who owns Dragonfly Cycle and Train, a fitness studio in Sherman Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Jessica and her 62-year-old mum Karen Badenoch run Trusted Money Confidence, a community interest company that hosts free sessions for people to share money management advice and strategies.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

I asked Jessica for more on the redefinition of “private.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

There was this new girl in our class, Jessica.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

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