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Sean

American  
[shawn] / ʃɔn /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of John.


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“We have to be able to go back to the drawing board and figure out how we improve,” Rams coach Sean McVay said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“As much as I love Sean, haven’t really thought of him too much,” Mike LaFleur told Arizona reporters this week, “and I’m sure he’s kind of feeling the same way about me right now.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been transferred from a New Jersey correctional facility to a prison in Pennsylvania, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons says.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Hegseth and Trump had spoken before the announcement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The plan for the ride home was to drop Stephanie off at her house first; Sean would sleep over at my place.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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