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Samantha

American  
[suh-man-thuh] / səˈmæn θə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”


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Samantha Montero, a 36-year-old flight attendant who ran the race last year, said training with wine made all the difference.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"This is a clear example of how climate change is intensifying heat extremes, with heat and drought increasingly reinforcing one another," said Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which operates Copernicus.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

"It was such a phenomenal experience to see the Sun start going dark and hear, suddenly, the birds stop chirping," recalls Samantha.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

That changed when professional mahjong instructor Samantha Richman arrived at camp.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

We reach the front of the line and Samantha reaches over the counter, almost knocking over a spinner of impulse-buy cookies.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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