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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 Rucci’s past has become a theme in local opposition to his proposal but he says he’s not backing down.

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

"In hydrodynamic cavitation, we pass PFAS-enriched water through a constriction, generating small vapor bubbles," explains Dr. Sebastian Reinecke, head of the Department of Water and Environmental Technologies at HZDR.

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

"I'm afraid they expected to meet me at San Sebastian, and that's why they stopped over."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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