Kevin

[ kev-in ]

/ ˈkɛv ɪn /

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a male given name, form of Kenneth.

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Among the other graduates was Officer Kevin Lynch, brother and son of police officers.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kevin Costner Kevin Costner was supposed to be having his comeback.
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Watch your back Liam Neeson, here comes Kevin Costner to steal your older-leading-man thunder!
The Biggest Bombs of 2014: ‘Sex Tape,’ Mariah Carey’s Vocals, ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and More|Kevin Fallon|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having seen its computer operation in action, Kevin Bleyer suspects not.
Sony Hack: A Dictator Move?|Kevin Bleyer|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Olympian Kevin Jackson later accused du Pont of firing him from Team Foxcatcher for being black.
Foxcatcher’s Real-Life Psycho Killer|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
St. Kevin need not have troubled himself: there were plenty of people ready to push poor Kathleen down.
Guy Livingstone;|George A. Lawrence
Kevin Egan rolls gunpowder cigarettes through fingers smeared with printer's ink, sipping his green fairy as Patrice his white.
Ulysses|James Joyce
He saw a dark green starship standing nearby; the Encounter, Kevin Quantrell's ship.
Starman's Quest|Robert Silverberg
It was a family of saints; for Kevin had two brothers and two sisters, whose names are in the Calendar.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
At this period Kevin must have been still a comparatively young man, certainly not exceeding forty years of age.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy