Peres

American

[per-ez] / ˈpɛr ɛz /

noun

Shimon 1923–2016, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.

Peres British

/ ˈpɛrɛs /

noun

Shimon (ʃiːˈməʊn). born 1923, Israeli statesman, born in Poland: prime minister (1984–86; 1995–96); president from 2007; Nobel peace prize 1994 jointly with Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin

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Prime Minister Peres surged to a huge lead in the polls while pledging to carry forward Rabin’s legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Also during Sunday's morning session, Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir outsprinted Ethiopian Tigst Assefa in a thrilling conclusion to the women's marathon.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir stormed to victory in a women's only world-record time of two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds in the London Marathon.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir took home gold in the women’s marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a time of 2:27:20.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

The humanity of his history—even of his 'Pucelle d'Orleans,—is simply the humanity of Sanchez and the rest of those vingtquatre Peres who hang gibbeted for ever in the pages of Pascal.

From Froude's History of England by Kingsley, Charles

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