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Chris

American  
[kris] / krɪs /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Christopher.

  2. a female given name, form of Christine.


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To get Chris Stansbury’s perspective, read on here with Walden Siew, in today’s Morning Ledger newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nearly every weekday after Kate Johnson wakes up in Seattle, she soon calls Chris Stansbury in Denver to say, “All right, I’m up. What you got?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Senator Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, was also sent a letter containing a suspicious substance, but it was intercepted before reaching the office, his spokesman said.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

“The necropsy results have helped connect many of the findings we were seeing throughout the eagle’s hospitalization,” Chris Eksteen, executive director of the Ojai Raptor Center, said in the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mr. Chris had to get back to the sugar camp to watch his fire.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

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