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Racine

American  
[ruh-seen, ra-, ra-seen, ruh-seen, rey-] / rəˈsin, ræ-, raˈsin, rəˈsin, reɪ- /

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste 1639–99, French dramatist.

  2. a city in SE Wisconsin.


Racine British  
/ rasin /

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste (ʒɑ̃ batist). 1639–99, French tragic poet and dramatist. His plays include Andromaque (1667), Bérénice (1670), and Phèdre (1677)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We are witnessing an avoidable crisis that disproportionally hurts children," said Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“Since early last year, federal leaders have dismissed measles as benign and unavoidable and have spread misleading information about the MMR vaccine,” Racine said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Similar signs of reversal have appeared in some other Midwest metros, including Dayton and Canton, in Ohio, and Racine, Wis.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

As two Black women burned by the fire and forced to live in its flames, Racine and Anaia are understandably fatigued.

From Salon May 19, 2026

Pudge had been a cabin boy in his youth and, coincidentally, had served on a ship captained by the famed Admiral Percival Racine Ashton himself.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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