1300–50; Middle English ges < Old French ges, gez, getz (nominative) ( get oblique > French jet; cf. jet 1) ≪ Latin jactus a throwing, equivalent to jac ( ere ) to throw + -tus suffix of v. action
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Epstein also passed on advice from someone referred to as "jess" that "supporting gb will be seen as bad form commercially, he has lost the confidence of the public".
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
You all know me I'm jess a small town salesman with a smatterin' of law.
From Time Magazine Archive
But,” he said, leaning closer to her, “if I don’t jess and leash you, you’re not a captive bird. “Will you stay anyway?”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“No, you’ll fly if I do that. I’d better jess you first.”
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“With this varvel,” the Wart heard, “I thee endow... love, honour and obey... till jess us do part.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Jess Thirlby stepped down as head coach in March for family reasons, leaving assistant Anna Stembridge - head coach from 2011 to 2015 - in interim charge.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
When Jess Ramesch moved to a small town in central Panama, she had high hopes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Our new Donna, Jess, brings a real rock chick energy to it,” Holcenberg said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Jess King always assumed she would have children.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
What Jess did know was that here was her chance to get Dad’s camera back.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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