Patrick
Americannoun
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Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
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(Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.
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a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”
noun
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Patrick Ceresna, the founder and chief derivative market strategist at Big Picture Trading, highlighted how the dollar is pushing up against major resistance levels in several currencies, on his YouTube channel Thursday,.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
A dazzling Leo-a-palooza in Kansas City, Argentina versus the pride of Lawrence, Kansas, Team Algeria, with Patrick Mahomes watching from a skybox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
He has been a season-ticket holder since 1985, the rookie season of Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing, and has been a courtside fixture for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Travelers over the Fourth of July holiday could see prices as low as $3.75 a gallon “if everything goes very positive between now and then,” GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan said.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Em used her thumb to flip back and forth between her Patrick photos: ankle, knee, ankle, knee.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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