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Shane

American  
[sheyn] / ʃeɪn /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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A New York Times analysis by Shane Goldmacher showed “an extraordinary swing … among white voters without college degrees between his first midterm election and now.”

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026

A critical report in June 2025 into the university's financial collapse led to the resignations of its interim principal Prof Shane O'Neill and two senior members of its governing body.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Shane D. Shook is a venture partner at Forgepoint Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and infrastructure software.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

But, as Shane Shifflett and Hannah Critchfield write in their piece this week, the data and location of American citizens is also being collected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

As Lawrence told Shane that first night, he could see nothing wrong with it.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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