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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

Los Javis tied for best director honors in Cannes, and the Spanish-language film won the top audience prizes in San Sebastian and at the Toronto International Film Festival, a reliable bellwether for Academy Awards success.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The reality in Kyiv is really gruesome,” said Sebastian Schaefer, a German lawmaker and defense-policy specialist from the opposition Green Party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Last year, the ceremony for the prizes drew famous faces such as former Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel and then-UK prime minister Keir Starmer.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

To play Sebastian, Guitarrica had to immerse himself in the character’s emotional repression, from which music is his only escape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“And now,” she says, “the prelude to Johann Sebastian Bach’s hauntingly beautiful Cello Sonata Number One in G.”

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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