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Neil

American  
[neel] / nil /

noun

  1. a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”


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Co-creators Mazin and Neil Druckmann confirmed that Dever will be the season’s big star.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Simon Whelband, a researcher for Conservative MP Neil O'Brien said one of the accounts had contacted him.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Justice Neil Gorsuch recently referred to the Declaration as “our nation’s report card,” by which we assess how well we’re living up to its principles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

If nothing else, it’s a numbers game, said Neil Danzger, founder of the Danzger Group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

He thought I was the one person who wouldn’t put him up against Neil, that I wouldn’t compare them, and I’d done just that.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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