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Melanie

American  
[mel-uh-nee] / ˈmɛl ə ni /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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It was September 2017, and Dr. Melanie Walker’s work with Bill Gates was coming to an end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Melanie Starnes, as she was then known, grew up in Laredo, Texas, as the daughter of an Air Force veteran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

“Over several years, we have developed a comprehensive plan to enable immediate graffiti abatement, restart construction, and deliver both an Olympic-ready site and a long-term asset for Downtown Los Angeles,” buyers’ representative Melanie Mendoza said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“We’re not a demonstration, Marshall,” Melanie explained, tugging at him to get him moving again.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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