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Shevat

American  
[shuh-vaht, shvaht, shuh-vawt] / ʃəˈvɑt, ʃvɑt, ʃəˈvɔt /

noun

  1. the fifth month of the Jewish calendar.


Shevat British  
/ ʃɛˈvat /

noun

  1. (in the Jewish calendar) the eleventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the fifth month of the civil year

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Shevat

First recorded in 1530–40, from Hebrew shĕvāt, from Akkadian shabātu

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One of her clients, Amir Shevat, told the BBC that Twitter boss Elon Musk had "failed" in his leadership of the firm.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2023

Two more laid-off employees, Amir Shevat and Adrian Trejo Nuñez, also spoke at Bloom’s conference; both are pursuing their own arbitration claims against Musk.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2022

According to Shevat, the hope is to encourage a mutually beneficial relationship between Twitter and third-party developers.

From The Verge Apr. 22, 2022

“Talking to Jack and Parag, they recognized that Twitter before was a lot more open,” Mr. Shevat said in an interview.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2022

"I want everyone to be able to define their preferences and have their own curated content that's adjusted to them," Shevat said.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2021

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