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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

Sebastian Junger, author of the book “War” and co-director of the Academy Award nominated documentary “Restrepo,” writes the “Tribe with Sebastian Junger” Substack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“There are many expenses that are discretionary,” said Sebastian Gomez-Cardona, director of research, investment advice and planning at Morningstar.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

"We generated plasma at the water surface while simultaneously introducing gas into the PFAS-contaminated water," says Sebastian Reinecke, explaining the experimental setup.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Two boys, Atlas and Sebastian Carbajal, were listed on the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Next morning I tipped every one a little too much at the hotel to make more friends, and left on the morning train for San Sebastian.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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