Patrick

American

[pa-trik] / ˈpæ trɪk /

noun

Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
(Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.
a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”

Patrick British

/ ˈpætrɪk /

noun

Saint. 5th century _ad , Christian missionary in Ireland, probably born in Britain; patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: March 17

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San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow said that the criminal pattern was unlike a network with purely domestic roots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

So I’ve spent some nights with Candice Millard’s “Destiny of the Republic,” Patrick Radden Keefe’s “Say Nothing” and several books by Erik Larson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The trailer showed a fight between Gambit and Shang-Chi, played by Channing Tatum and Simu Liu respectively, and Patrick Stewart reprising his role as X-Men's Professor Xavier.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan estimates the gas and diesel price surge has already added more than $19 billion in additional fuel costs to U.S. consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Not about David Marcel, or Patrick, or the picture, but about everything else: television, her hair, music, her brother.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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