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Neil

American  
[neel] / nil /

noun

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


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A good host can pull off both feats, as Neil Patrick Harris did in 2009, proving his worth as a music man.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

The night was a "a tense, tearful, joyous affair probably even more so for the singer than for her loyal audience," writes The Telegraph's Neil McCormick, external.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

"We can't say that GLP-1s are actually causing these symptoms," notes Neil Sehgal, the study's first author and a doctoral student in CIS advised by Guntuku and Ungar.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

The private-equity firm, founded by former Eir Partners executive Neil Vangala, is backing analytics company Vheda Health.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

“Ironic. We’re talking about being overlooked, and Neil texts you. I don’t think he’d know the meaning of the word ‘ignored,’ unlike some other people.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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