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Kathleen

American  
[kath-leen, kath-leen] / kæθˈlin, ˈkæθ lin /
Also Kathlene,

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Katherine.


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She sold 206,815 tickets at $6.70 each, and in October, Collins sold her cottage to Kathleen Spangler, a 29-year-old U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Lacker said in an interview with journalist Kathleen Hays published on her Substack, Central Bank Central, on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

District Judge Kathleen M. Williams wrote in an order, released on Monday, breaking down the culmination of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

But on Monday, US District Judge Kathleen Williams said the suit was filed for an improper purpose.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Then another trauma: His beloved older sister Kathleen got very ill, first with cancer and then from the radiation treatment.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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