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Ryan

American  
[rahy-uhn] / ˈraɪ ən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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“Worries about oil back over $100 a barrel and the Iran conflict flaring up again are top of mind heading into the weekend,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

PhD candidate Ryan Camilleri said the project establishes a new international standard for supernova cosmology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

In the front yard of Ryan Elam’s Mediterranean-inspired home in San Diego County, a ring of drought-tolerant bushes is bedded in roughly $6,000 worth of fresh mulch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

GameStop chief Ryan Cohen argued that the group was poorly managed and not innovative enough.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He could see that Ryan was happy to be receiving so much attention from his classmates.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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