Sian

British

/ ʃjɑːn /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xi'an

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"The European Service Module is so important - we basically can't get to the Moon without it," says Sian Cleaver, a spacecraft engineer at Airbus.

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When Sian Cullen saw an interrogation chair for sale on social media, she knew she "just had to have it".

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Plaid Cymru's housing spokeswoman Sian Gwenllian believes the problem is growing.

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It was a "random video" which first caught Sian Spencer's attention a couple of years ago.

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"It felt like a classic," added Radio 1's Sian Eleri, announcing the prize.

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