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Sargon

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[sahr-gon] / ˈsɑr gɒn /

noun

  1. flourished c2300 b.c., Mesopotamian ruler: founder of Akkadian kingdom.


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D’Souza is the founder of Sargon, a technology infrastructure company in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Others complained that the protagonist, Sargon, was a new character rather than the familiar Prince.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Not to worry, though: Sargon is just as slick a swordsman, with the ability to swing two blades at once, pull off superhuman acrobatics and even stop and rewind time.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

A farmer found and raised him, and Ishtar loved Sargon and elevated him from a commoner to a great king and conqueror.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Mama and Daoud were inside, arranging the flowers on each table, careful to avoid Sargon, who was having a nap.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda