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Boris

American  
[bawr-is, bohr-, bor-, buh-ryees] / ˈbɔr ɪs, ˈboʊr-, ˈbɒr-, bʌˈrjis /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Boris Cherny, the head of Anthropic’s Claude Code, said the AI lab allows customers to put spending limits in place and opt for some of Anthropic’s lower-cost models.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

But from PM No 1, Boris Johnson – so popular he had a cake named after him here - right through to No 4, Keir Starmer, British backing for Ukraine has been constant.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Four prime ministers took over mid-term without having fought and won a general election: Theresa May in 2016, Boris Johnson in 2016, and Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, both in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

As the leader of a minor Axis power, Boris had refused Hitler’s demands to deploy his army against the Soviet Union and deport Bulgarian Jews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Boris pinched his own nose between two fingers to make a nasal, honking duck voice.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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