Sebastian

American

[si-bas-chuhn] / sɪˈbæs tʃən /

noun

Saint, died a.d. 288?, Roman martyr.
a male given name.

Sebastian British

/ sɪˈbæstjən /

noun

Saint. died ?288 _ad , Christian martyr. According to tradition, he was first shot with arrows and then beaten to death. Feast day: Jan 20

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Sebastian

Rights groups identified the victim in Monday's shooting in Biddeford, Maine as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, 26, a delivery driver authorized to work in the United States, who lived with his wife and three-year-old daughter.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Slot's replacement, Andoni Iraola, is a childhood friend of Alonso's from his native San Sebastian and shares the same agent.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Longo, Todd Morgan, and Sebastian Brandhorst have filed patents related to the Fasting-Mimicking Diet through the University of Southern California, which has licensed related intellectual property to L-Nutra and may receive royalty payments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026

In 2016, IBM sold the property for $31.75 million, and it is owned by a limited liability company that shares a Fifth Avenue address with Sebastian Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

I hated the game, yet everyone played except Vera Sebastian.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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