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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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Australia's tax code has "generous" provision for energy companies, says Samantha Hepburn, a professor at Deakin University specialising in natural resource law.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Time staff writer Samantha Masunaga contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“The staff cuts have been quite large and very bad for enforcement in particular,” Samantha Jacoby, deputy director of federal tax policy at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, said in an interview.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

And men’s products now make up over 30% of sales at fertility brand Bird&Be, said Samantha Diamond, the company’s co-founder and CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Talking the whole time, Samantha Embriano and Kayla tacked their extra-credit poster project about primaries to the bulletin board.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott