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Nyx

American  
[niks] / nɪks /

noun

  1. an ancient Greek goddess personifying night.


Nyx British  
/ nɪks /

noun

  1. Roman counterpart: NoxGreek myth the goddess of the night, daughter of Chaos

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Billie Nyx, lead organizer of the union campaign, said she was fired in mid-May for closing the store early without permission from higher management.

From Seattle Times

“I suppose we could do one picture, but a group shot won’t work. Nyx, how about one of you with your favorite child? Which one is that?”

From Literature

Though, where Nyx intends to differentiate itself is with handling more streams at once and pulling in games from multiple platforms.

From The Verge

Julius, Cassius and Freya are downright trendy, and names such as Hera, Nyx and Osiris are starting to pop up.

From New York Times

Nyx's "Shine Loud" lip gloss, rolled out earlier this year, was designed as non-transferable onto surfaces such as clothing, but face masks were also taken into account in marketing campaigns, Hieronimus said.

From Reuters