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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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Sharma is the second of five children born to parents who immigrated to Racine, Wis., from New Zealand, to join her aunt, whose husband owned a metal fabrication company.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

"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

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

The people Racine and Anaia come across are as put-upon and exhausted as they are.

From Salon May 19, 2026

“Hang on, Madame. In this case, one of the parties involved was Admiral Percival Racine Ashton, who’s long dead, correct?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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