Sebastian

American  

[si-bas-chuhn] / sɪˈbæs tʃən /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 288?, Roman martyr.

2. a male given name.

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Sebastian British  

/ sɪˈbæstjən /

noun

1. 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

The Oxford project began in 2022, when lead author Dr. Sebastian Saner, Dr. Oana Bazavan, and their colleagues started developing a way to simulate lattice gauge theories using a hybrid quantum system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sebastian added that Instagram and Facebook could benefit from new user experiences as well as better ad recommendations — though Meta emphasized that personal Muse conversations will not be shared directly with its advertising systems.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Sebastian Guggolz, head of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, said the book trade was struggling with what approach to take.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sebastian Stan, in a remarkably self-effacing role that contains no hint of his Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the Avengers saga, plays Mihai Gheorghiu, the Romanian father of five children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Her only outings were her weekly trips to Sunday mass at the Church of Saint Sebastian, which was two blocks from her house, whence she was conveyed in a wheelchair by Ferula and the maid.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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