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Lauren

American  
[lawr-uhn, lor-] / ˈlɔr ən, ˈlɒr- /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Lauren British  
/ ˈlɔːrən /

noun

  1. Ralph. born 1939, US fashion designer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lauren Bis, acting assistant public affairs secretary at Homeland Security, wrote in an email that members of Congress can still request to speak with detainees and that ICE will facilitate their meetings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In December, Archibald, Lauren Bell and Mark Stewart were the first three members of the Team Scotland cycling squad to be named for their home games in Glasgow this summer.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Women going through egg retrieval “deserve the same grace we’d extend to anyone recovering from surgery,” says Lauren Makler, the CEO and founder of the fertility-education platform Cofertility.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, characterizes the job market not so much as weaker for men so much as it is much better for women.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Because I will never be bright and brilliant like Lauren.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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